Dalai Lama succession: China rejects Kiren Rijiju remark, warns India against interfering in Tibetan matters

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China on Friday rebuked Union Minister Kiren Rijiju's support for the 14th Dalai Lama's choice to be the sole selector of his successor, saying that India needed to tread carefully on Tibet-related issues to avoid a dampening of relations with Beijing. When asked about Rijiju's comments at a press conference in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning explained that the 14th Dalai Lama was an anti-China separatist figure, and demanded that India stay clear of any commitments towards the Tibetan spiritual leader, a PTI report said. <a href="https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2025/07/03/in-snub-to-china-india-says-dalai-lama-alone-can-decide-his-successor.html">ALSO READ | In snub to China, India says Dalai Lama alone can decide his suc...