Other countries capitulate rather easily also: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/11/dalai-lama-pope-francis_n_6312012.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/20

Other countries capitulate rather easily also: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/11/dalai-lama-pope-francis_n_6312012.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/11/dalai-lama-pope-fra... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/tibet/9717544/David-Cameron-banned-ministers-from-speaking-to-Dalai-Lama.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/tibet/9717544... http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/08/30/pm-has-no-plans-meet-dalai-lama-china-warns-against-meeting http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/08/30/pm-has-no-plan... And there are many more examples. As China's influence grows, so too will the list of examples. Note: I'm not in support of this, just stating the current reality.