At a G20 sponsored international financial conference this week in Nanjing, Timothy Geithner again urged China to reform its currency exchange rates. From the NYTimes: Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner urged China again on...
Xinhua News reports on President Hu Jintao’s three-day visit to France: With Hu’s three-day visit to France, which started on Thursday, the heads of state and top legislators of the two countries have visited each...
On his trip to China, President Sarkozy of France is encouraging China to support sanctions against Iran. From the New York Times: President Nicolas Sarkozy of France told President Hu Jintao of China that nations would have to...
BBC reports on French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit to China: Mr Sarkozy is expected to press the issues of UN sanctions against Iran in meetings with his Chinese counterpart. Both France and China are permanent...
An installation by Chinese artist Ko Siu Lan satirizing one of Sarkozy’s political campaigns has been removed from display: An installation of four banners by the Chinese artist Ko Siu Lan on the exterior of the Beaux-Arts...
After making a statement on Saturday that the CCP has dealt a “death sentence” on Tibet, the Dalai Lama was made a honorary citizen of Paris on Sunday. From the BBC: Mayor Bertrand Delanoe made the award in what...
The official Chinese media is blasting President Nicolas Sarkozy following his meeting with the Dalai Lama. From BBC: One newspaper said he had shown the “wild ambition of a king of the world”. Another accused him of...
Yesterday’s much-anticipated meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the Dalai Lama has inspired heated comments from all sides. In response to the Chinese government’s angry reaction, a French minister...
French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s meeting with the Dalai Lama has met fierce criticism in the Chinese blogosphere. Xinhua reports: “The Tibet issue touches on China’s core interests. Anyone crossing that line...
The president of the European Commision has said he “regrets” China’s decision to pull out of the summit with EU leaders after French President Sarkozy announced a visit with the Dalai Lama. From AP: Jose...
China has once again criticized plans by French President Sarkozy to meet with the Dalai Lama. Sarkozy canceled plans to meet with His Holiness during the Beijing Olympics. From AP: Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang reaffirmed...
From AFP: The Dalai Lama kicks off Tuesday an 11-day visit to France that threatened to spark a crisis between Paris and Beijing, until President Nicolas Sarkozy quashed speculation he would meet the Tibetan spiritual leader....
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games next month despite an earlier threat to boycott over a crackdown in Tibet, according to ABC News, Australia. Mr Sarkozy told Chinese...
From the New York Times: President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, who is expected to announce on Wednesday that he will after all attend the opening ceremonies of Beijing’s Olympic Games, was warned by China on Tuesday not to meet...
From BBC: French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he has not ruled out boycotting the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in China over the situation in Tibet. His aides said France was still opposed to a full boycott but that...
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