China says Tibet-related issues a ‘thorn’ in relations with India

Remarks by Chinese embassy spokesperson successful New Delhi travel up of Indian overseas minister’s sojourn to China – the archetypal since 2020 clashes.

The succession of the Tibetan spiritual person the Dalai Lama is simply a “thorn” successful China-India relations, says the Chinese embassy successful New Delhi.

The remarks connected Sunday came up of the archetypal sojourn by India’s overseas curate to China since the deadly borderline clashes betwixt the South Asian powers successful 2020.

“In reality, [the] Xizang-related contented is simply a thorn successful China-India relations and has go a load for India,” Yu Jing, a Chinese embassy spokesperson, posted connected X, referring to “Xizang”, the Chinese sanction for Tibet.

Ahead of celebrations this period for his 90th day that were attended by elder Indian ministers, the Dalai Lama angered China again by saying it had nary relation successful his succession.

Tibetans judge the psyche of immoderate elder Buddhist monk is reincarnated aft his death, but China says the succession volition besides person to beryllium approved by its leaders.

The Dalai Lama has been surviving successful exile successful India since 1959 pursuing a failed uprising against Chinese regularisation successful Tibet.

Indian overseas relations experts accidental his beingness gives New Delhi leverage against China. India is besides location to astir 70,000 Tibetans and a Tibetan government-in-exile.

In her post, spokesperson Yu, without naming anyone, said immoderate radical from strategical and world communities successful India had made “improper remarks” connected the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama.

“As professionals successful overseas affairs, they should beryllium afloat cognizant of the sensitivity of issues related to Xizang,” Yu said. “The reincarnation and succession of the Dalai Lama is inherently an interior matter of China.”

🔹It has been noted immoderate radical from strategical and world communities, including erstwhile officials, person made immoderate improper remarks connected the reincarnation of Dalai Lama, contrary to Indian government’s nationalist stance.
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— Yu Jing (@ChinaSpox_India) July 13, 2025

Indian Parliamentary and Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, who sat adjacent to the Dalai Lama during his 90th day festivities a week ago, has said that arsenic a practising Buddhist, helium believes lone the spiritual person and his bureau person the authorization to determine connected his reincarnation.

India’s Foreign Ministry said connected July 4, 2 days earlier the Dalai Lama’s birthday, that New Delhi does not instrumentality immoderate presumption oregon talk connected matters concerning beliefs and practices of religion and religion.

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar volition beryllium attending a determination information gathering nether the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation successful Tianjin successful bluish China connected July 15 and clasp bilateral meetings connected the sidelines.

This volition beryllium 1 of the highest-level visits betwixt India and China since their relations nosedived aft a deadly borderline clash successful 2020 that killed astatine slightest 20 Indian and 4 Chinese soldiers.