China cancels visit to Britain over Dalai Lama spat A spokesman for the British embassy in Beijing confirmed that Wu Bangguo, China's top legislator, had been planning a protocol visit, but had called it off. We call on the British side to earnestly respond to China's solemn demand, stop conniving at and supporting separatist attempts to achieve Tibetan independence, take practical measures to eliminate the terrible impact and take actions to preserve Chinese-British relations. Mr Cameron and Nick Clegg met the Dalai Lama earlier this month as he travelled to the UK to collect the £1.1 million Templeton prize, which he donated to Save The Children. In the past, China has reacted strongly to some countries for hosting the Dalai Lama. In 2008 it called off a major European summit because Nicholas Sarkozy, then French president, was due to meet the Dalai Lama.