Leaders from India, the United States, and Taiwan expressed support for the Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday, highlighting concerns over China's potential influence in Tibet. Tibetans fear a rival successor may be named by Beijing, threatening their autonomy. The Dalai Lama, residing in India since 1959, asserts that only his India-based office can determine his successor. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced strong support for Tibetan rights. Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te also acknowledged the Dalai Lama's significance against the backdrop of China's claims over Taiwan.
"The Dalai Lama says only his India-based office has the right to identify his eventual successor. China insisted that it would have the final say on who succeeds the Tibetan spiritual leader."
"I join 1.4 billion Indians in extending our warmest wishes to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday, the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, said in a statement."
"The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said in a statement, that Washington was committed to promoting respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Tibetans."
"Taiwan's president, Lai Ching-te, who leads an island that China says is part of its territory, said in a statement read at the ceremony that the example set by the Dalai Lama resonates with."
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