Sarkozy threatens to boycott Beijing Olympics
- added March 25, 2008
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- Egnatius212
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Nicolas Sarkozy became the first world leader to suggest that he might boycott the Beijing Olympics yesterday as Britain and France increased the pressure on China over Tibet.
President Sarkozy signalled that he may stay away from the opening ceremony in August unless the Chinese authorities exercised restraint in dealing with the Tibetan independence movement and opened talks with the Dalai Lama.
President Sarkozy signalled that he may stay away from the opening ceremony in August unless the Chinese authorities exercised restraint in dealing with the Tibetan independence movement and opened talks with the Dalai Lama.
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- Egnatius212
- 6 months ago
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A politician with some ethics? Wait... what?
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This is great, but why is France the only country willing to make a stand?
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- AgentSharp
- 6 months ago
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They might not be, the European Union meets Friday to discuss ties to China after the unrest in Tibet.
According to reports the EU are not meeting to arrange a boycott, but rather calling for "dialogue" between China and the exiled Tibetan leader, and "restraint" by Beijing. However, the article claims that a boycott of the Olympic ceremony is being discussed as a 'leverage point' in Austria, Belgium, France and England, something that will be decided upon following China's handling of the continuing turmoil in Tibet.
Should the EU boycott the Olympics?
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