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  • In 2000, the seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, who had been confirmed by the Dalai Lama and accepted as a tulku by the Chinese government, escaped from Tibet, seeking to return to the Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim.

  • Chinese officials were in a quandary on this issue, as any protests to India would mean an explicit endorsement of India's governance of Sikkim, which China still recognized as an independent state occupied by India.

  • The Chinese government eventually recognized Sikkim as an Indian state in 2003, on the condition that India officially recognize Tibet as a part of China.

  • The current Chief Minister of Sikkim is Prem Singh Tamang.

    Prem Singh Tamang
    Dalai Lama

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Sikkim is a state in northeastern India. It borders Tibet in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to India's Siliguri Corridor near Bangladesh. Sikkim is the least populous and second smallest among the Indian states. A part of the Eastern Himalaya, Sikkim is notable for its biodiversity, including alpine and subtropical climates. Sikkim is also home to Kangchenjunga, the highest peak in India.  Almost 35% of the state is covered by the Khangchendzonga National Park - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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