THE boy had seemed destined for a life of affluence and earthly pursuits. Born into the family behind a major mining conglomerate in Mongolia, he might have been picked to someday lead the company from its steel-and-glass headquarters in the country’s capital.
Instead, the eight-year-old is now at the heart of a struggle between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese Communist Party.
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