European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso met here Friday with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, launching high-level dialogue expected to include the unrest in Tibet.
The meeting with Barroso, who is leading a European Union delegation here, came as French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he was “shocked” by the deadly violence in Tibet and urged China to give greater autonomy to the region.
His comments, with France due to take on the EU presidency in July, could throw fuel on a simmering dispute over Tibet and subsequent protests in Paris and London that disrupted the Beijing Olympic torch relay.
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