Meet-ups with the Dalai Lama anger China

Touchy, touchy. Apparently a lot of countries have angered China recently - because their leaders have been meeting up with the Dalai Lama and awarding him with various recognitions. According to the BBC:

Recently, world leaders have grown more vocal in their concern for human rights in Tibet.

In September, German Chancellor Angela Merkel met the Dalai Lama, incurring Beijing's wrath.

The historic Berlin meeting prompted China to withdraw from a German-Chinese symposium scheduled to be held in Munich and to cancel an annual event due to be held in Beijing in December to discuss human rights.

The Dalai Lama has also met Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and Australian Prime Minister John Howard this year, and is due to meet Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper later this month.

China was outraged when Canada granted the Dalai Lama honorary citizenship last year.

Looks like it's a matter of time before China becomes outraged with most of the developed countries. Now, what would China do if it comes to that? Would it:

1) Cut off all diplomatic ties with these countries? - And not do any business? No way!
2) Continue to declare their outrage? - And then fume peacefully at home while sipping tea?
3) Bring the matter to the UN? - Now, what use would that do?
4) Declare war? - OK, that was just something I threw in, despite the almost negligible probability that China would go to war because of the Dalai Lama. Perhaps as an excuse in the future?

One thing for sure is that China would be choosing its very own Dalai Lama in the future with the setting up of a new ruling in August (effective 1 Sept.), which includes a stipulation that senior monks, known as "living Buddhas," cannot be reincarnated without government permission. A move I believe that is focused on cutting off the official Dalai Lama's influence.

People will be confused and start asking, "Will the real Dalai Lama please stand up?"

This should solve all their anger problems with other countries. Oh...and there is then no more need to talk of human rights issues. Since there are no rights, where art the issues?

Talk about ruling with an iron grip.