Even as the Dalai Lama has called for a ‘middle way’ approach, the Communist Party of China (CPC) cannot come to terms with the idea of co-existing with Tibetans as its totalitarian ethno-nationalist state has no room for a non-Han group or leader — and certainly not for someone like the Dalai Lama whom his followers revere like a god.

By Laurie Chen and Krishna N. Das BEIJING/DHARAMSHALA, India (Reuters) -Weeks before the Dalai Lama ruled out China's role in choosing his successor, President Xi Jinping met a Tibetan Buddhist monk installed three decades ago by Beijing as the faith's No.

As the 14th Dalai Lama turns 90, the world pauses to honour a life of resilience, spirituality and non-violent resistance. From a child born in remote Taktser to the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness has been at the heart of one of the world's most enduring cultural and political struggles.