They have failed in winning the hearts of the Tibetan people. The Tibetans in Tibet love and respect the Dalai Lama more than the Chinese government. Therefore, China is insecure. China is scared that the Dalai Lama is not in their control and that there will be a 15th Dalai Lama.

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.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama turned 90, urging his followers to embrace compassion and inner peace. The is followed by a week of celebrations, during which he once again drew criticism from China and expressed hopes of living beyond 130 and reincarnating after death.