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Febrauary 5, 1940, the Nationalist government approved that Lhamo Thondup to be Dalai Lama XIV. The Qianlong Emperor created the method to decide who will be the succeeding Hutukutu among the candidates of xubligan. This method strengthened Qing's control over Tibet. After the fall of Qing, despite there were always some opinions that Tibet should become independent, the ROC government utilized the traditional ritual to maintain its political relations with Tibet. For details you may refer to our Bulletin: Zhu Li-shuang, "Reality and Representation: The Specially Appointed High Envoy of the Nationalist Government and the Recognition of the 14th Dalai Lama".
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