Sophie Richardson, China Director of Human Rights Watch, has described how China aims to control Tibetan reincarnation and says that the recent death of Lama Tulku Dawa, 86, has been shrouded in a Government campaign of secrecy and persecution. “Chinese authorities have seen fit to use force, intimidation, and intrusive supervision to remove the Dalai Lama’s influence over Tibetan Buddhism and enforce the state’s absolute control over religion”, said Richardson.