China has final say in Dalai Lama reincarnation: Tibetan official
A Chinese Communist Party committee official for Tibet has said that Chinese government reserves final say on who will become next Dalai Lama. China considers the incumbent Nobel laureate Dalai Lama a separatist and wants to bring Tibetan Buddhism under its control. Dalai Lama, who celebrated his 90th birthday last month, had ruled out China's role in choosing his successor.