China lacks moral authority to be a superpower: Dalai Lama

BRUSSELS (AFP) — China lacks the moral authority, including over the question of Tibet, to be a true superpower, the Dalai Lama said Thursday during a European tour that has angered Beijing.

After addressing the EU parliament in Brussels, the Tibetan spiritual leader said China "deserves to be a superpower" given its huge population and economic and military strength. "Now one important factor is moral authority and that is lacking," he told a press conference in Brussels. More...

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