This Tibetan bullshit is obviously bad, but it doesn't really matter (she has very little control over U.S. foreign policy, and China can take care of itself better than, say, Venezuela) and she's shown the ability to develop better positions over time.
Her take on Venezuela eventually got pretty good. I don't think the "deferring to leadership" comment was anything more than a non-answer.
This Tibetan bullshit is obviously bad, but it doesn't really matter (she has very little control over U.S. foreign policy, and China can take care of itself better than, say, Venezuela) and she's shown the ability to develop better positions over time.