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When French President Sarkozy said he would consider attending the Beijing Olympics only if talks between China and the Dalai Lama went well, large online forums in China were immediately swept up in "anti-Sarkozy" sentiment. Netizens one after the other expressed, "Tibet is China's territory, and Sarkozy has no right to interfere," "Now it's not a question of whether Sarkozy wants to come, it's about whether the Chinese people still welcome him," and some netizens even said, "We should adamantly boycott French goods and tourism."

On June 30, Sarkozy asserted on French national television that "If there was continued progress and if the Dalai Lama and the Chinese president acknowledged the progress, then the obstacle to my participation would be lifted." He said that he would make his decision early next week, when he will be attending the G8 Summit in Japan. Sarkozy also said that in August, the Dalai Lama might visit him in Fr...

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