Government Permission Required When Reincarnating

This is a little old,  but I love it.  A few years back the Chinese banned Tibetan Monks from reincarnating without government permission. In addition, they specifically banned the Dalai Lama from reincarnating.  Eventually they had a change of heart and ordered the Dalai Lama to reincarnate in Tibet.  This all sounds like a page out of Saturday Night Live but its not!  This is serious stuff!