Dalai Lama dedicated to democracy
The Dalai Lama, on a controversial humanitarian visit to flood-ravaged Taiwan denounced by China, steered clear of talking about Tibet this morning but said he was dedicated to the promotion of democracy.
The Dalai Lama said Thursday that he will give up his political role in the Tibetan government-in-exile and shift some power to an elected representative, as the 76-year-old Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader struggles with growing worries about who will succeed him when he dies.