Published 23:21 IST, September 19th 2019

US draws a line with China on the selection of the next Dalai Lama

As the people of Tibet come to terms with the thought of the Dalai Lama passing, the US is thinking of putting down a rule in terms of restricting China

Reported by: Ruchit Rastogi
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As people of Tibet come to terms with incomprehensible thought of 14th Dalai Lama passing, US is thinking of putting down a rule in terms of restricting China on selecting its successor for sacred spiritual position.

Being over 80 years old, spiritual leer in exile has toned down his travel expeditions and was hospitalized due to an infection in his chest with confirmation of him suffering from serious health conditions. 

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What will happen?

re has been communication between Dalai Lama's representatives and China for almost a dece w and in today's time has largely given an indication that it may find its suitable successor who y think will support its authoritarian rule. 

With a tice from a government officer and enactment under review in Congress, US is thinking of making things clear ahe of time that city of Beijing would face criticism on a global level if it thinks of going ahe with selection process on its own terms.

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Interference with 'reincarnation' process

Tibetan policy and Support Act of 2019 that has recently been tabled in American Congress would initiate a penalty against any person from China who unnecessarily tries to get involved with Tibetan practices of succession.

A senior State Department official, David Stilwell, gave an official confession that stated that US would t stop putting in efforts for a democratic environment for people living in Tibet. He also said that y believed that Tibetans like all or religious groups must have freedom to perform ir rituals and select ir spiritual leers.

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Stilwell furr ded that Chinese party continues to impose itself in Dalai Lama's 'reincarnation' process even after Chinese president told his party members to portray mselves as firm communal aists.

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nda for Chinese dominance

Lobsang Sangay, who was chosen as Tibetan he ministrator in exile after Dalai Lama surrendered his political job, said Beijing's objective was to make Tibet into a Chinese domain and make Tibetans into Chinese.

China has faced criticism on an international level for treatment of its Muslim Uighur mirity, with detainment of up to one million individuals in camps in western area of Xinjiang. Although, China says it is providing professional training and that it has led to positive change in both Xinjiang and Tibet. 

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A few onlookers expect a rehash of 1995 when China chose its very own Panchen Lama and confined a six-year-old distinguished for popular Buddhist position - who was named world's most youthful political detainee. In any case, Sangay, on an ongoing visit to Washington, questioned that any Dalai Lama interfered with by China would appreciate aunticity.

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'Spiritual' process

Tibetan monks customarily pick Dalai Lama through a formal pursuit that can take years, with a meandering garing looking for indications that a young person is resurrection of last spiritual pioneer. 

fourteenth Dalai Lama, who has lived in a state of banishment in India since escaping a prematurely ended uprising in 1959, has pondered of a n-conventional progression that would lose China. He has said he could pick a successor while he is alive that could potentially be a young ly or he could conclude that he was last Dalai Lama.

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11:44 IST, September 19th 2019