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Dalai Lama Meets French President

WONG: French President Nicolas Sarkozy defied the Chinese Communist Party by meeting Tibet's exiled spiritual leader on Saturday. STORY: Mr. Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama has sparked Chinese calls for a boycott of French products. But President...

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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...
06 Dec 08 visit Dalai Lama's talks with Sarkozy anger China - 06 Dec 08  »  YouTube videoNicolas Sarkozy, the French president, has defied strong objections from China to meet the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader. China has accused the Dalai Lama of seeking independence for Tibet and has already taken steps to distance itself from...
06 Dec 08 visit Dalai Lama Visits European Parliament  »  YouTube videoZHANG: The European Parliament gave the Dalai Lama a warm welcome last week on his trip to Europe. A planned meeting between the religious leader and French president Nicolas Sarkozy prompted China to call off Monday's long-awaited summit with the...
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. ...
11 Dec 08 visit Boycott? What boycott? Auchan sale brings in crowds and chaos  »  Shanghaiist French retailer Auchan hypermart, perhaps worried about the rising anti-French fury among the Chinese public and the calls for boycotts against French businesses and products resulting from President Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama, did...
09 Dec 08 visit Chinese media criticize Sarkozy's meeting with Dalai Lama  »  People's Daily Chinese media are criticizing French President Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama in Poland over the weekend. The People's Daily, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China, ran an editorial on Sunday which said the purpose of the...

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