Tibetan leader Dalai Lama sets clear succession plan, urges China to stay out

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, putting to bed years of speculation that started when he indicated that he might be the last person to hold the role… it’s a decision that is expected to irk China, which was quick to react that it alone has the authority to approve the next religious leader.