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China lodges strong protest to France over Dalai Lama meeting

China on Sunday lodged a strong protest against French President Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying it "severely undermined China's core interest". Deputy Foreign Minister He Yafei summoned French Ambassador to China Herve... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Dec 08 2008

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08 Dec 08 visit China vents its anger after Sarkozy meets Dalai Lama 萨科齐会见达赖  »  YouTube videoChinese state media on Sunday blasted French President Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama as an "unwise move" that has undermined relations with Beijing. Sarkozy, who currently holds the EU presidency, met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader...
07 Dec 08 visit Sarkozy meeting with Dalai Lama denounced  »  Shanghai Daily CHINA yesterday lodged a strong protest against French President Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama. Deputy Foreign Minister He Yafei summoned French Ambassador to China Herve Ladsous yesterday evening,...
19 Oct 07 visit Strong protest lodged over US Congress award to Dalai Lama  »  People's Daily Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi yesterday summoned US Ambassador to China Clark T. Randt to lodge a strong protest against the US awarding the Dalai Lama with a "Congressional Gold Medal". "The move is a blatant interference in China's inte ...
08 Dec 08 visit Sarkozy's meeting with Dalai Lama grossly interferes in China's internal affairs  »  People's Daily China on Sunday expressed strong indignation and firm objections to French President Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama on Saturday in Poland. "The French side's wrong action grossly interfered in China's internal affairs and also...
07 Dec 08 visit French leader's planned meeting with Dalai Lama sparks backlash in China  »  People's Daily French President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to meet with the Dalai Lama sparked a new round of online anger towards France. Sarkozy was due to meet the Dalai Lama on Saturday afternoon at a gathering of Nobel Peace Prize laureates in Poland. ...
08 Dec 08 visit Sarkozy-Dalai Lama meeting draws strong protest from Chinese netizens  »  People's Daily French President Nicolas Sarkozy met with the Dalai Lama in Warsaw on December 6th, despite China’s repeated persuasions and solemn representations. The Elysee Palace defended its position, saying that the meeting had no special intentions. Sarkozy...

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