A bit of a conundrum, that. I would love to meet the Dalai Llama. I think most people would be glad of a chance to meet him. Well, most thinking people would, at any rate. The fact that it bothers China is a bit inconvenient, and it's also very ironical, because the Dalai Llama has done all he can to persuade angry Tibetans NOT to undertake any form of violent resistance against the Chinese occupation of their country.

He's the only significant voice in preventing such violent resistance so far.

When he dies, the lid is going to come off the pressure cooker in Tibet, and there will be violent resistance...which the Chinese no doubt will have the strength to crush with even greater violence...but that will be of little comfort to the unfortunate Chinese who must deal with it directly when it comes.

And China doesn't seem to get that. They will miss the Dalai Llama when he's gone...unless they are just too pig-headed and self-absorbed to get the connection when the shit hits the fan.