Beijing has spoken loud and clear: the next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama will be in China, and approved by the Chinese Communist Party. Tibet, however, has been silent. "That's just the way it is," the monk told us. "That's the reality."

C hina has reacted to the announcement from the Dalai Lama that he will be reincarnated after his death and a successor will be appointed.

The exiled spiritual leader said only the organization that he founded can recognize the future reincarnation as anxiety mounts over whether Beijing will interfere with the process.