China Needs To Pull Stick Out of Its Ass, and Keep Its Nose Out of USA and France Governmental Decision

China is whining like a spoiled child, expressing it's anger that the USA welcomed the Dalai Lama and that France made this reknowned and blessed spiritual leader a Honorary Citizen of France. Who cares? China needs to learn that the world can very easily SHUN THEM for their child like antics, their political temper tantrum on the world stage. If the IOC had any backbone what so ever, the time has come to CANCEL the 2008 Beijing Olympic Shame Games, as China has shown its true colors, shown the world they cannot be trusted, that they are not ready to be a major player on the world stage.

China condemns Paris honor to Dalai Lama

BEIJING (Reuters) - China condemned on Tuesday Paris's decision to make the Dalai Lama an honorary citizen, warning that the gesture had damaged ties with France just as both nations were seeking to ease bad blood over protests.

Relations between France and China were strained by Tibet protests that disrupted the passage of the Beijing Olympic Games torch through Paris earlier this month.

Angry Chinese citizens have responded by urging boycotts of French goods and companies, especially the retailer Carrefour.

Rally precedes Olympic torch run in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Torch bearers ran laps with the Olympic flame in front of an invitation-only crowd Tuesday after Indonesia barred the public from witnessing the relay at a stadium amid pressure from China.

Police arrested several demonstrators rallying outside the gates and seized Tibetan flags and banners in a further stain to a global run that Beijing had hoped would drum up support for the August Games.

Criticism of China's human rights record has turned this year's event into one of the most contentious in recent history. Protests against the government's deadly crackdown on rioters in Tibet has dogged stops in Greece, Paris, London and San Francisco.

Many countries across Asia responded by sharply modifying routes and boosting security, with water cannons and 3,000 police officers deployed in the Indonesian capital Tuesday. A handful of torch bearers — most recently in Australia and South Korea — have also announced plans to boycott the relay.

The staged event in Jakarta was not televised live, apparently because no station was prepared to pay for the rights.

US Undersecretary of State meets with Dalai Lama

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US Undersecretary of State Paula Dobriansky met with the Dalai Lama in US Monday despite China's calls on the US for no-support for any separatist activities staged by the Dalai clique. There is no news conference or news release following the 30-minute meeting, said a US media relations officer. The Chinese foreign ministry has repeatedly said it is firmly opposed to the Dalai Lama visiting any country in any identity to engage in secessionist activities, and is opposed to any country having any official contacts with the Dalai Lama. The Lhasa riots on March 14 again revealed that the Dalai Lama is not really a religious person, but a political refugee engaged in the activities of splitting China and destroying national unity under the cover of religion and the camouflage of peace, foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said last month. Hundreds of Chinese Americans and Chinese nationals working or studying in the United States gathered in the northeastern state of Michigan Sunday to protest against the crime and violence wire-pulled by the Dalai clique and voiced support for the upcoming Beijing Olympics. The protest, organized by the Chinese students studying at the University of Michigan and the State University of Michigan, was held outside the Ann Arbor stadium where the Dalai Lama was delivering a speech. The protesters, from teenagers to the grey-haired, all chanted "One World, One Dream" and "Olympics go," while wielding such slogans as "Politics off Olympics, we want sport" and "We seek peace." Demonstrations against Tibet separatists' attempts to sabotage China's sovereignty and the forthcoming Beijing Olympics have been held in a series of US cities as the Dalai Lama was touring this North American country. (Xinhua News Agency April 22, 2008)