Public sentiment is predominantly positive towards Tibet and the Dalai Lama, with strong support for India’s role in protecting Tibetan sovereignty. Many comments reflect gratitude for India's support, a desire for recognition of the Dalai Lama, and hope for Tibetan independence. The sentiments are strongly against China's interference and authoritarian stance, demonstrating a collective call for India to take a firm stand against Chinese influence.

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The whole thing with the Dalaï Lama and the CCP’s straight up opposition is just bizarre to me. 

It’s 2025, and they’re in a decades long stalemate with a religious leader who says he reincarnates. They even abducted the Panchan Lama over this for the exact same reasons.

Even now, in 2025, they’re worried that the Dalaï Lama is going to pick his successor and reincarnate. It’s so bizarre. Tibet is completely filled with Han people at this point, and has zero roads to independence (they have literally no army whatsoever to speak of, they could never rise up).

There is approximately 7.7 million Tibetan’s in a country over a billion people. They are buddhists and have no military capabilities whatsoever to speak of. Yet you’ve been fighting with their religious leader for 50+ years over rather, domestic concerns and supernatural ones.

He doesn’t even want independence for Tibet too. More of a voice for Tibetans sure, but not independence from China.

The whole thing is just weird at this point. It’s like the CCP wakes up in the morning and is immediately pissed off about Taiwan and the Dalaï Lama. (Used to be Hong Kong too, but that has largely been resolved)

Karsh14

The Chinese government says it has a right to veto any choice of god’s that they disagree with.  Next they will be overturning Trump’s orders.

Yaguajay

shitdog6969

I wonder when China will demand to pick the next Pope.

B0wwsser

Pretty sure invading India is a bigger thorn in the relationship. 

Fun-Corner-887

Ok_Step7690

They should just give Tibet independence.  Problem solved

Hotp0pcorn

Isn’t Chinese military incursion of India and claim on its territory a bigger “thorn” in the relationship? 

marlinspike

Strider-SnG

India says Dalai Lama succession issue 'fucking business, is not" of China.

steve_ample

NEW DELHI, July 13 (Reuters) - The succession of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is a thorn in China-India relations, the Chinese embassy in New Delhi said on Sunday, as India's foreign minister prepares to visit China for the first time since deadly border clashes in 2020.

Ahead of celebrations this month for his 90th birthday that were attended by senior Indian ministers, the head of Tibetan Buddhists riled China again by saying it had no role in his succession. Tibetans believe the soul of any senior Buddhist monk is reincarnated after his death, but China says the Dalai Lama's succession will also have to be approved by its leaders.

The Dalai Lama has been living in exile in India since 1959 following a failed uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet, and Indian foreign relations experts say his presence gives New Delhi leverage against China. India is also home to about 70,000 Tibetans and a Tibetan government-in-exile.

Yu Jing, a Chinese embassy spokesperson, said on social media app X that some people from strategic and academic communities in India had made "improper remarks" on the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama.

Yu did not name anyone but in recent days, Indian strategic affairs analysts and a government minister backed the Dalai Lama's remarks on his succession.

"As professionals in foreign affairs, they should be fully cognizant of the sensitivity of issues related to Xizang," Yu said, using the Chinese name for Tibet.
"The reincarnation and succession of the Dalai Lama is inherently an internal affair of China," she said.

"(The) Xizang-related issue is a thorn in China-India relations and has become a burden for India. Playing the 'Xizang card' will definitely end up shooting oneself in the foot."

Indian Parliamentary and Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, who sat next to the Dalai Lama during the birthday festivities a week ago, has said that as a practising Buddhist, he believes only the spiritual guru and his office have the authority to decide on his reincarnation.

India's foreign ministry said on July 4, two days before the Dalai Lama's birthday, that New Delhi does not take any position or speak on matters concerning beliefs and practices of faith and religion.

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will be attending a regional security meeting under the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Tianjin in northern China on July 15 and hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines.

This will be one of the highest-level visits between India and China since their relations nosedived after a deadly border clash in 2020 that killed at least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers.

Specialist-Plastic57

oh god is hector Salamanca now in the Chinese government?

MetroidvaniaListsGuy

What if india is careless? They will arm Pakistan?

Confident-Ask-2043

In the end there’s gonna be two Dalai Lama, one approved by Beijing and one approved by the current Lama’s foundation

JackReedTheSyndie

Everyone laughed at this point. Including the Dalai Lama.

equinoxeror

m8remotion

Must the God be approved by Xi Jingping ? lol

Vast_Cricket

please let this not somehow end up in a war, people killing each other in the Himalayas would be miserable for all parties involved.

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Mission-Metal5896

If China is powerful words are no threat.

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DaimonHans

Well China does it to a lot of its' religions. It choose its' own Catholic bishops. China is actually very conservative on a lot of its' politics. Stability&gt;freedom.

okwtf00

Final warning! They're really serious this time!

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What about using Pakistan against India??

Unable-Ad931

It's always Pakistan never Dalai lama that's thorn in India china relations

Own-Location3815

Haan abhi to Gulab ke phool lage hue hain

sapan_auth

Yeah as if apart from that everything is rosy.

Hypocritical sons of b**ches

pratyush_1991

Ek baar Naya Dalai Lama ban jaane do, fir dekhna meltdown ❤️

sankalp_pateriya

Once this thorn is clean, I’m sure they will have another issue.where does it ends.

Hefty_Performance882

The biggest thorn in India-China relations is the CCP's illegal occupation of Tibet.

ididacannonball

MR She …. Can take that thorn in his @ss.

IndianGolum

Maybe when they stop propping up Pakistan as a puppet state against us and actually start cooperating with us on border issues and generally stop trying to circle us with naval bases, there might be a conducive atmosphere to talk about 'thorns'

PayResponsible4458

China-pakistan relations a thorn in india-china partnership

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snowandclouds

Let the old man get his birthday best wishes, guys.

dimwalker

What's with every reaction from China being a warning. Is that actually their style or just the journalism?

beatlemaniac007

"Don't meddle in internal affairs" 
As usual what's internal is a completely unilateral Chinese choice

Oyddjayvagr

Is fascinating the different reaction the Gaza occupation/war and the Tibetan occupation creates in the general public. China purposefully starved 350,000 Tibetans to death and have occupied their country for 70 years and nobody would dream of boycotting China for this.

Ready-Nobody-1903

"China doesn't interfere in others' affairs"

-Constantly threatens Taiwan

-Claims the SCS illegally

-Border disputes with India

-Took Aksai Chin from India

-Invaded Vietnam

-Provided 90% of foreign aid to Khmer Rouge

-Funded communist guerillas in the Philippines until it was no longer fashionable (and turned against them)

-Joined the US in funding Mujahideen

-Helped Biafra during Nigerian Civil War

-Helped the Sudanese during the Darfur War

-Funds the Myanmar Junta who are committing a genocide (and defended them in the UN)

-Helped Mugabe get into power (who did some atrocities and wrecked the economy)

-Meddles in Canadian elections

-Transnational repressions and secret police stations

FixingGood_

Gopu_17

DungeonCrawler19

bodmoshbillu

China invaded Tibet just like Russia did with Ukraine. They are both illegal occupiers. 

Informal-Mix2613

So what's China official line here? That Dalai Lama do not exist or does not celebrate birthdays?

vonGlick

And a late happy birthday to [Gedhun Choekyi Nyima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gedhun_Choekyi_Nyima)

Jugales

Poor, *poor* fragile China.  

They're threatened by the concept of wishing someone a happy birthday.

TheRealDrSarcasmo

NOBODY IS ALLOWED TO WISH THE OLD MAN A HAPPY BIRTHDAY

ONLY SAD BIRTHDAYS FOR TIBET

Nerevarine91

India has historically supported the Dalai Lama. But now gonna support him extra hard just to piss off the CCP.

Rudresh27

china: the next dalai lama can only reincarnate in china bc we said so &gt;:(

1dogfart

chandrasiva

perfopt

Why do world politics always have to be a badly cast soap opera.

totallyRebb

GandalfTheSexay

10Pints_to_Slytherin

Lol imagine wishing the dalai lama a happy birthday from taiwan :) somebody in china is gonna get an anurism for sure

Salt_Respect7159

Only China gets to meddle with the Dalai Lama and Tibet, noone else!      

Such hypocrisy, much wow

Galeharry_

AspectSpiritual9143

U see. This is why i say BRICS would never work

Glad_Diamond_2103

KuroshioFox

Eckkosekiro

Is not china want to assasinate dalai lama?

Dalai Lama is in India, and so by commenting, China is meddling in Indian affairs.

jubbing

GfunkWarrior28

Xi Jinping, go and talk with your mess instead.

China is testing. They don’t “need” Taiwan. It’s a way of hedging their bets. There’s so much culture and untapped genius they won’t reveal until people stop being warmongers and spongers

Alternative_Fox3674

limb3h

In respect to Tibet, Taiwan etc. China is really missing an opportunity and soon enough the window will have closed. The world is looking away from the US as a leader and has nowhere to turn. If China showed compassion and decided to let these territories go, they would gain an incredible amount of good will. It would be seen as a huge turn. They could basically take the position as leaders of the world by not losing anything but a bit of ‘face’ internally.

If they wanted, they could even use it as leverage to gain easy access to TSMCs chip fabs. Its all win win win, but their pride blinds them.

TheRuneMeister

I’ve had Chinese nationals argue with me that everyone is treated like family in China, regardless of their race or ethnicity…

DalvinCanCook

RazzmatazzLanky7923

“India should fully appreciate the great sensitivity of Xizang-related issues, recognise the anti-China and separatist nature of the 14th Dalai Lama, honour the commitments India has made to China on issue Xizang-related issues, act prudently and stop using those issues to interfere in China's internal affairs.” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning at a press briefing in Beijing."

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ProcrastinatingPr0

oooh.

get me the popcorn.

number 1  vs  number 2 in population.

Melodic-Comb9076

braumbles

randfur

Reminding the world why the majority still supports the west even with trumps antics, because the alternative is pure evil.

Necessary_Assist_841

It seems that the comment area likes old Xizang very much. Then I wish you all live in old Xizang

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