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France/China
Dalai Lama tells senators Beijing breaks Olympic "truce"
The Dalai Lama has accused China of "breaking the Olympic truce" in Tibet, according to French parliamentarians who attended a private meeting with the Tibetan Buddhist leader at the French Senate on Wednesday. The meeting is the only political event during a 12-day visit to France which came straight after President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to the opening of the Olympic Games.
2008-08-13 14:09 TU
Olympic Games 2008
American tourist killed in Beijing attack
Despite a strong security presence, the Beijing Olympics have suffered their first casualty. A Chinese man attacked an American couple and their tourist guide with a knife, killing one of them as they were visiting the historic Drum Tower monument, a tourist site in the centre of Beijing Saturday morning.
2008-08-11 09:57 TU
Focus on France 8 August 2008
Tibetan independence protest coincides with opening ceremonies
Critics of China's human rights record stepped up protests in Paris and across the world to mark the start of the Beijing Olympics. Hannah Lippitt went to meet demonstrators in the French capital.
2008-08-08 15:31 TU
Olympic Games 2008
Sarkozy, Bush land in Beijing for Olympic opening
French President Nicolas Sarkozy landed in Beijing on Friday, hours before the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games. He told French athletes he rejected calls by human rights campaigners for boycott of China or of the Olympics.
2008-08-08 14:49 TU
Olympic Games 2008
Sarkozy en route to China to attend opening ceremonies
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has left Paris for Beijing. His controversial visit will be brief: 32 hours of flights, for only 12 hours on the ground. In China, Sarkozy is expected to meet with Chinese leaders and to attend the Olympic Games opening ceremonies.
2008-08-08 08:26 TU
Olympic Games 2008
Bush criticises Beijing rights record, leaves for Games
US President George Bush has expressed his "concern" over China's human rights record as China declares it is ready to stage one of the greatest Olympics ever.
2008-08-07 08:26 TU
Olympic Games 2008
Protests continue as flame arrives in Beijing
The Olympic flame finally reaches the climax of its worldwide journey as it arrives in the Chinese capital today. Torch-bearers carried past the most famous landmarks of the capital ahead of the opening ceremony for the Games on Friday.
2008-08-06 12:18 TU
Olympic Games 2008
RFI Chinese website blocked, Spain looks into Tibet genocide charges
Radio France Internationale's website in Mandarin has been partially blocked in China, ahead of the opening of the Olympic Games. In Spain judges have opened a case against several Chinese leaders for alleged genocide in Tibet
2008-08-05 15:53 TU
China
China vows Olympics safe
Organisers of the Olympic Games in Beijing have reassured athletes and spectators that the games will be safe after 16 policemen were killed in an attack in China's Xinjiang province.
2008-08-05 07:36 TU
China
16 dead in attack against police station
Sixteen policemen were killed and 16 others wounded in what Chinese state media is calling a terrorist attack in the northeast Xinjiang region, only days before the opening of the Olympic Games.
2008-08-04 10:54 TU
Olympic Games 2008
China battles smog, maintains internet control
Beijing has been gearing up in preparation for the Olympic Games next week. China is still trying to combat the oppressive air pollution that cloaks the city. And Beijing says that it will not back down on plans to limit journalists' internet access.
2008-07-31 13:37 TU
China
Internet censorship causes Olympic scandal
The International Olympic Committee faces embarrassment today, as China refuses full internet access to foreign reporters.
2008-08-06 14:10 TU
France/China
Sarkozy to attend Olympics opening in Beijing
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will attend the opening of the 2008 Olympic Games next month in Beijing, it was announced Wednesday.
2008-08-06 14:10 TU
China/France
Chinese tour operators drop France boycott
Chinese tourism websites are once again offering trips to France, after a month-long boycott. France disappeared from destination options at the end of May.
2008-07-04 13:50 TU
China/Tibet
China accuses Dalai Lama of "monstrous crimes"
2008-08-06 14:11 TU
China / Olympic Games
Torch relay cheered in Hong Kong
The Olympic torch hit the streets of Hong Kong on Friday, where tens of thousands cheered in the streets.
2008-08-06 14:12 TU
China
May Day anti-French protests as torch arrives
Hundreds of protesters rallied outside five Carrefour stores on 1 May despite efforts by the government to stave off anti-French sentiment.
2008-08-06 14:12 TU
China/Tibet
Jail terms for at least 17 over Tibet unrest
At least seventeen people get jail sentences of three years to life, after being accused of taking part in riots in Tibet's capital, Lhasa, last month, Chinese state media reported.
2008-04-29 12:39 TU
Tibet/China
Dalai Lama welcomes Chinese talks offer
The Dalai Lama welcomes the offer made by the Chinese government to meet one his representatives, a spokesman said Friday after the appeal was made.
2008-04-27 14:19 TU
France/China
France seeks to mend Olympic torch relay wounds
Protests against France and French interests in China have been growing ever since the Olympic torch's relay through Paris was disrupted by violent protests.
2008-08-06 14:15 TU
France/China
Anti-French protests hit businesses, embassy
Hundreds of Chinese protested across the country on Saturday against France's attitude towards Tibet and the Olympic Games being held in Beijing this summer.
2008-04-21 15:38 TU
