The cancellation by Beijing of the EU-China summit because of Nicolas Sarkozy's forthcoming meeting with the Dalai Lama continues to astonish. First of all it is politically absurd. It means that the president of the European Council will no longer be able to meet who he/she wants. Please note, the Dalai Lama is not a terrorist (he has always condemned all violence) nor a “separatist” (he has said that he does not want the separation of Tibet from China, but would like to improve Tibetan...