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One volition person to spot whether Dalai Lama outlives communism oregon vice versa, Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration Penpa Tsering has said, referring to China's alleged presumption that the Tibet contented volition dice with the spiritual leader.
His remark came during an interactive lawsuit hosted astatine the India Habitat Centre successful New Delhi connected Tuesday (June 9, 2026), erstwhile a subordinate of the assemblage asked him astir the Chinese assertion that they volition determine the adjacent Dalai Lama.
"Chinese are not fixed the right; they are snatching the close to take the adjacent Dalai Lama... China wants to power everything," the Sikyong charged.
He recalled the words of the 14th and the existent Dalai Lama, who has said successful a publication that his successor "will beryllium calved successful the escaped world".
The Sikyong, the caput of the Tibetan government-in-exile, besides severely criticised China, for its policies that interaction Tibet.
The Central Tibetan Administration is based successful Dharmashala, Himachal Pradesh, wherever the existent Dalai Lama, who turned 90 past year, besides lives.
Penpa Tsering said the Dalai Lama is committed to unrecorded agelong and possibly for 130 years. "If His Holiness Dalai Lama dies, past Tibet contented volition besides dice is China's assumption," helium argued.
However, the process for choosing the successor starts erstwhile the Dalai Lama is "ready to permission (the world)", it doesn't commencement from now, the Sikyong explained.
"So, I nonstop that connection to the Chinese. You, who are waiting for the Dalai Lama to die.... And the (current) Dalai Lama is committed to unrecorded long. So, we volition person to spot whether communism outlives His Holiness Dalai Lama oregon whether His Holiness outlives communism."
The Sikyong besides said China has "never utilized the tools" that tin triumph the hearts and spot of Tibetans.
