China’s Panchen back in Tibet Autonomous Region to resume his ‘duties’

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(TibetanReview.net, Jul31’26) – Gyaltsen Norbu, the “11th Panchen Lama” chosen and installed by China after abducting the Dalai Lama-recognized throne-holder Gedhun Choekyi Nyima with his family, is back in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) to “begin performing his official duties”, according to China’s online Tibet news service eng.tibet.cn Jul 30. Gyaltsen Norbu lives in Beijing under the watch of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China and tours TAR and other parts of Tibet for around six months each year to carry out his duties mainly of speeding up the Sinicize Tibetan Buddhism.

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