Tibetans say homeland under Chinese occupation, call for autonomy

DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) - Tibet's leadership in exile said on Tuesday its mountain homeland was occupied by China and called for more autonomy, days after Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed an unceasing fight against "separatism" by the Dalai Lama and his followers.

As Beijing marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the India-based government-in-exile also said it was not for China to decide who should succeed Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on his death.