When being snubbed is a good thing

Today's papers are running big headlines about Harper being "snubbed" by the Chinese. But in this case we should be happy.

The move is an apparent snub by Beijing over the Conservative government's emphasis on human rights...

There have been a number of irritants in Canada-China relations since the Tories took power in January, including the Celil case, the granting of honorary Canadian citizenship to the Tibetan exiled leader Dalai Lama, and accusations by Ottawa of commercial espionage by the Chinese. Tory MPs were also among the most vocal critics of religious persecution in China, in particular the treatment of members of the Falun Gong faith.

UPDATE: Is this much ado about nothing? China says the meeting is back on