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There’s a lot I don’t get about Patrick French’s Op-Ed about the Dalai Lama. Principally why, other than the title, it’s not really about the Dalai Lama. What he does have to say about the man does seems the exact opposite of The Economist’s advice (and everything I’ve ever been told about Tibet).

The Dalai Lama should have closed down the Hollywood strategy a decade ago and focused on back-channel diplomacy with Beijing. He should have publicly renounced the claim to a so-called Greater Tibet, which demands territory that was never under the control of the Lhasa government. Sending his envoys to talk about talks with the Chinese while simultaneously encouraging the global pro-Tibet lobby has achieved nothing.