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- China says US is in 'no position' to point fingers over Tibet issues</p>
<p>July 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM</p>
<p>BEIJING (Reuters) -China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the United States was in "no position" to point fingers at the country on Tibet-related issues, urging Washington to fully recognise the "sensitivity" of the matter.</p>
<p>Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks when asked to comment on U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's statement on the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday on Sunday, after a week of celebrations by his followers.</p>
<p>Mao told a regular press conference on Tuesday that the Dalai Lama "is a political exile who is engaged in anti-China separatist activities under the cloak of religion", and has "no right" to represent the Tibetan people or decide the region's future.</p>
<p>"We urge the U.S. to fully recognise the importance and sensitivity of Tibet-related issues and the anti-China separatist nature of the Dalai clique," she said.</p>
<p>Rubio had sent a message saying the Dalai Lama continued to inspire people by embodying a message of "unity, peace, and compassion."</p>
<p>"We support efforts to preserve Tibetans' distinct linguistic, cultural, and religious heritage, including their ability to freely choose and venerate religious leaders without interference," he added.</p>
<p>The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists assured followers last week that upon his death, he would be reincarnated, and a non-profit institution he has set up will have the sole authority to identify his reincarnation, countering China's insistence that it will choose his successor.</p>
<p>Beijing says it practices a policy of freedom of religious belief and has the right to approve the Dalai Lama's succession as a legacy from imperial times.</p>
<p>Rubio, who has a history of criticising China over its policy on Tibet, in May called for the "immediate release" of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the six-year-old chosen by the Dalai Lama as the 11th Panchen Lama, Tibetan Buddhism's No.2 leader, who disappeared in May 1995.</p>
<p>A few months later, the Chinese government appointed Gyaltsen Norbu as the Panchen Lama, replacing the Dalai Lama's choice.</p>
<p>The Panchen Lama is one of the senior Buddhist clerics who are supposed to help identify the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama.</p>
<p>(Reporting by Mei Mei Chu and Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Saad Sayeed)</p>
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