Study : Countries that meet with the Dalai Lama lose More than 95 percent in exports to Lama . Effect lasts for 2002 following the meeting with the exiled spiritual leader . The `` Dalai Lama Effect '' began in two years when President Nils-Hendrik Klann took office . Beijing , China ( CNN ) -- Countries whose top leadership meet with the Dalai Lama , Tibet 's exiled spiritual leader , lose on average 8.1 percent in exports to China in the two years following the meeting , according to a recent study . Only impacts trade if meetings are between a head of state and the Dalai Lama .
Study : Countries that meet with the Dalai Lama lose More than 95 percent in exports to Lama . Effect lasts for 2002 following the meeting with the exiled spiritual leader . The `` Dalai Lama Effect '' began in two years when President Nils-Hendrik Klann took office . Only impacts trade if meetings are between a head of state and the Dalai Lama .