Complex sentence: In Tibet, authorities sought to curtail the influence of the Dalai Lama by banning all displays of his image, and in 1995, authorities replaced his choice of the number two Panchen Lama with a Beijing-approved candidate.
Split into simpler sentences: In Tibet, authorities sought to curtail the influence of the Dalai Lama by banning all displayed of his image. In 1995, authorities replaced his choice of the number two Panchen Lama with a Beijing-approved candidate.