TIBET: Dalai Lama considers naming successor

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Updated November 21, 2007 20:51:42

The Dalai Lama says he's considering going against centuries of tradition and naming his successor before he dies. He He's says he's considering his options in the wake of his own fears that China will once again try to intervene in the succession process.

Presenter: Girish Sawlani
Speakers: Tempa Tsering, representative of the 14th Dalai Lama, New Delhi; Paul Bourke, executive officer of the Australia Tibet Council

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