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Absolute fucking weirdos. 
China can't appoint the next Dalai Lama that's the CIA's job!
From the biography I read he didn't really like it to start. However the edifice of the state required it. He seems to realize China is better for them than just a theocracy. Who knows what parts of any story are real or performative about it though.
Yeah the more I read about his stance on this matter the more I appreciate him. I've seen him say some fucked up stuff too, he's not cool or anything afaik, but I've got some respect for him for stuff like this quote:
It does kinda seem like he's tentatively hopeful that he's the last dalai lama