Beijing- China's controversial choice as the second highest
Tibetan Buddhist leader has been named to a parliamentary advisory
body, amid an apparent push by Beijing to promote his legitimacy.
The naming of 20 years old Gyaincain Norbu to the body followed
news last month that he had been elected vice-president of the
Nation's Buddhist Association. Gyaincain Norbu was enthroned by
China as the 11th Panchen Lama in 1995 ceremony oversen by the
communist party, which had rejected a boy selected by the Dalai
lama, Tibet's Exiled Spiritual leader. He has now been named
as a delegate to the Chinese People's Political Consultative
Conference (CPPCC)-a body that advices the National People's
Congress (NPC).....................................
