A group of children celebrate with the Dalai Lama after he blew out a candle on his birthday cake at the University of California, Irvine July 6, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will never give up the right to decide on the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, a top Chinese official said on Monday, despite criticism from rights groups and the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader on the issue.
The Dalai Lama and China's officially atheist Communist Party have repeatedly tussled over who has final authority on the issue of reincarnation.
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