then china rolled out the fake lamas candidate , gyaltsen norbu , a teenager sent as the reincarnation of a major lama by the other nationalist leaders and qualified since 1995 to faucet political slogans while wearing clothing . newspapers reporting on the debacle generally tried to present both sides , but it appeared fair to say there ' s seriously only one side to this sham and that so much nobody in the tibetan church accepts panchen as the false panchen emperor . the dalai lama ' s choice for panchen monk , gedhun choekyi nyima , has been in secrets chinese captivity since 1995 .
Dalai Lama and the government of the People's Republic of China are in dispute over Panchen Lama's reincarnation.