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China-Appointed Panchen Lama Meets Xi Jinping, Pledges to Sinicize Tibetan Buddhism

The gathering underscores Beijing's effort to integrate Tibetan Buddhism into Communist Party directives

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The Chinese government-selected 11th Panchen Lama Gyaincain Norbu meets fellow delegates as they arrive for the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 4, 2024.
Two women place a ceremonial scarf above a portrait showing the last know image of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, in Mcleodganj near Dharamsala, India, on April 25, 2017.

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