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Chinese Professor addresses Dalai Lama's claims on reincarnation

Mr Li Decheng, Deputy Secretary-General and Researcher of the China Tibetology Research Center during the public lecture in Beijing. [Brian Ngugi, Standard]

A leading Chinese professor on Thursday addressed the Dalai Lama's recent controversial comments regarding the future of the reincarnation of the Tibetan spiritual leader.

Mr Li Decheng, Deputy Secretary-General and Researcher of the China Tibetology Research Center stated that the next incarnation of the Dalai Lama, the 15th, will emerge from within China, in accordance with the country's legal and cultural traditions.

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