Dalai Lama’s brother, architect of talks with China, dies at 97
- Posted on February 10, 2025
- By South China Morning Post
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Dalai Lama’s brother, architect of talks with China, dies at 97
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Gyalo Thondup began discussions between Tibetans and Chinese leaders in 1979, in a departure from his earlier approach of armed struggle.