Senior Chinese leader pushes intensified ‘sinicization’ of Tibetan Buddhism during visit to Labrang Monastery

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 4: He Moubao, the Secretary of the Kanlho (Gannan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Party Committee, has renewed calls for the systematic “sinicization” of Tibetan Buddhism during an inspection tour across the prefecture, including a prominent stop at Labrang Monastery, one of the most influential monastic institutions in the region. According to a report by the Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), the visit on November 14 emphasised Beijing’s escalating ideological campaigns targeting Tibetan religious life.

ICT noted that He’s directives...

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