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There’s been a lot of noise in the last few days about how China and France have repaired very tattered relations. In a joint statement, France said it “fully understands” the sensitivity of the Tibet issue to China and vowed... ...full story at Tim Johnson

from Tim Johnson on Fri, Apr 03 2009

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09 Jun 08 visit Chinese kids in France - MTV  »  YouTube videoAnnée France-Chine FEILIPU, the famous french singer in China take his Philippe Boys Dance Band for a trip in France with a Beijing TV team! A song for the friendship between China and France - www.chinaboystar.com
18 Feb 09 visit Former ambassador to France: Tibet issue is not the core of China-France problems  »  People's Daily Recently China-France relations have dropped to a low point, and China is not to blame. However, in reality, the “honeymoon period" between the two countries was not that long ago. Wu Jianmin, currently a professor at the China Foreign Affai...
02 Apr 09 visit Beijing and Paris to resume relations  »  Danwei From China Daily today, which said that France made a statement yesterday: Based on this spirit and the principle of non-interference in each other's internal affairs, France refuses to support any form of "Tibet independence", it said. "Both sides...
10 Feb 09 visit Former PM says France values China's interests  »  Shanghai Daily A FORMER French Prime Minister said yesterday that France values relations with China and does not intend to infringe upon China's core concerns. "France sticks to the one-China policy, respects and supports China's...
04 Dec 08 visit China urges France to "make concrete efforts" to mend bilateral ties  »  People's Daily China on Thursday urged France to take concrete measures to tackle the current difficulties in bilateral relations, saying that improvement of these ties mainly depends on France. "China-France relations are important two-way relations, which...
13 Aug 08 visit China calls on France to make joint efforts to safeguard improved ties  »  People's Daily The Chinese Foreign Ministry Wednesday urged France to make joint efforts with China to safeguard the hard-earned improvement of bilateral ties, when responding to the Dalai Lama's visit to France. "China hopes France will make joint efforts with...

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