China´s Panchen Lama vows to uphold `glorious tradition´ of patriotism
(WorldNews China)

A youth named by China as the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism, but reviled as a fake by many Tibetans, has pledged to uphold the “glorious tradition� of patriotism that holders of his position have followed, state news agency Xinhua reported. Although officially atheist, China selected Gyaltsen Norbu as the 11th Panchen Lama in 1995 in a drive to win the hearts and minds of Tibetans. Tibet’s current spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, whom Beijing brands a dangerous......