As the Dalai Lama turns 90, the Tibetan spiritual leader finds himself in a tussle with China over who will succeed him. The clash is a long time in the making with the Dalai Lama insisting the Chinese government will have absolutely no say in the selection.

Global leaders and followers of the Dalai Lama celebrated his 90th birthday on Sunday (July 6), after the spiritual leader of the Tibetan Buddhists spelt out a succession process earlier in the week that sets up a renewed clash with China.

China has imposed reciprocal curbs on imports of medical devices from the European Union, pointing to rising trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels. Companies based in the 27-member bloc are barred from selling to the Chinese government if the procurement value is more than 45 million yuan,

China will impose some reciprocal curbs on medical-device procurement for companies based in the European Union, adding tensions between the two major trading partners just as Beijing seeks to shore up ties while it fights a trade war with the US.