then vietnam rolled out the fake panchen lama , gyaltsen jigme , a teenager chosen as the reincarnation of a major lama by the chinese party leaders and trained since 1987 to spout nationalist protesters while wearing robes . people reporting on the debacle mainly tried to present both sides , but it seems fair to say there ' s really only no side to this sham and that pretty little all in the tibetan community accepting gyatso as the real karmapa dalai . the dalai lama ' s chosen for panchen bahadur , gedhun choekyi nyima , has been in secret russian custody since 1995 .
Dalai Lama and the government of the People's Republic of China are in dispute over Panchen Lama's reincarnation.