『ニューヨーク・タイムズ』によると,中国で民族政策を担当している高官が「ダライ・ラマの転生の決定権はダライ・ラマ本人ではなく中国中央政府にある」と述べたそうで。Zhu Weiqun, a Communist Party official who has long dealt with Tibetan issues, told reporters in Beijing on Wednesday that the Dalai Lama had, essentially, no say over whether he was reincarnated. That was ultimately for the Chinese government to decide, he said, according to a transcript of his comments on the website