reports the WSJ:
China postponed indefinitely an annual summit with the European Union, apparently because of French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plans to meet with Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
The postponement follows an announcement earlier this month that Mr. Sarkozy would meet with the Dalai Lama in Poland next month. It is expected that other European leaders also will meet the Dalai Lama.
The EU said in a statement that it “regrets” China’s decision not to attend the 11th EU-China summit, which was to begin Monday in the French city of Lyon.