REPORT DALAI LAMA MAY APPOINT SUCCESSOR

Normally the Tibetan Monks wait until after the death of the Dalai Lama to begin the search for his successor. But the current Dalai Lama is thinking of appointing his successor while he is still alive so that China will not be able to choose his successor. I think that is a smart move.

CHINA: DALAI LAMA AWARD UNDERMINES TIES

China has warned the United States that its honoring of the Dalai Lam "gravely undermined" relations between the two countries.