then prc rolled out the fake panchen lama , tashi norbu , a kid chosen as the reincarnation of a local lama by the atheist communist government and trained since childhood to spout nationalist protestors while wearing robes . people reporting on the debacle generally tried to present both side , but it seems fair to saying there ' s really only one side to this sham and that pretty much nobody in the zen parliament considers potala as the real rinpoche lama . the buddhist lama ' s choice for reincarnated lama , gedhun choekyi nyima , has been in hidden prc custody by 1995 .
Dalai Lama and the government of the People's Republic of China are in dispute over Panchen Lama's reincarnation.