China reacts to Dalai Lama's meeting with Sarkozy

December 08, 2008

China's state-controlled press warned that French President Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama would impact on trade but Beijing did not announce any immediate action. Sarkozy met the Tibetan spiritual leader on Saturday in Poland, drawing a sharp rebuke from China, which said the meeting had undermined China's ties with France and Europe. Reaction from the streets of Beijing.