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Press Statement: Marking 29 Years Since the Panchen Lama’s Disappearance

May 18, 2024;

Press Statement Matthew Miller, Department Spokesperson 17 May 2024 Today marks 29 years since the People’s Republic of China (PRC) abducted the 11th Panchen Lama, one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism, as a six-year-old child.  Gedhun Choekyi Nyima remains missing and has not appeared in public since that day.  The PRC government…

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