The Dali Lama has been the spiritual leader of Tibetans for centuries, and relatively recently has acted as their governmental leader currently living in exile. Making a bold move, the Dali Lama has announced that he feels the people of Tibet deserve to freely elect their leader rather than a spiritual monarchy of sorts. Apparently the Dali Lama has been pushing this agenda since the 1960s, but only recently has he felt that the time is right to make the shift. How this will impact the Tibetan/ Chinese relations is yet to be seen, but sure to be interesting.
megan smith
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