China and EU agree to hold summit

China, after having pulled out of the EU summit in December has agreed to reschedule sometime in the near future. China initially pulled out due to planned talks between France and the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama supports Tibetan independance from China (which China is opposed to). The summit is expected to address the global financial issues and climate change. Though a date has not been set, it was announced that the summit will be held in the Czech Republic.



Though the Dalai Lama claims to want autonomy but not necessarily independence, any pull away from Chinese rule will appear to weaken Chinese power.



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