How much of that is based in fact and how much is Red China propaganda?
Some may have a kernel of truth to it, the Dahli Lama was a dictator type government in Tibet before the commies took it over.
Oh, I really couldn't say. Once you get something like that second hand, and if you don't have enough knowledge on the subject to ask probing questions, you kind of have to take it with a grain of salt.
I was mainly reflecting on how different his perception was (and possibly many other Chinese folks) to that held by many in the west.
I did discover what he said about the "sky burial" as they call it, was accurate. Not for those with a weak stomach.