With His Holiness the Dalai Lama turning 90 this month, every day that passes brings his succession closer. When he dies, the religious power struggle over his replacement will certainly be at the top of the Communist Party’s agenda.

So what might lie in the future for Tibet in it's ongoing struggle for autonomy from Chinese rule?

Is there a middle way that could be acceptable to both sides in the dispute?

GUESTS:

Dr Lobsang Sangay was the leader of the Central Tibetan Administration in India for ten years. He grew up in a refugee camp in India and has gone on to have a prestigious academic career. He is a Senior Visiting Fellow at the East Asian Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School.

Professor Baogang He is the distinguished Chair in International Relations at Deakin University, and recognised internationally for his expertise on both the Tibet & Taiwan disputes.

This episode of God Forbid was made on Gadigal land of the Eora Nation.