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发信人: Riesz (匹夫兴亡，国家有责), 信区: NewExpress标 题: [英国金融时报] 中国人主张抵制法国产品 （转载）
发信站: 水木社区 (Sat Apr 12 03:32:36 2008), 站内
[英国金融时报] 中国人主张抵制法国产品
Chinese urged to boycott French goods
By Geoff Dyer in Shanghai and David Pilling in Narita
Published: April 10 2008 22:13 | Last updated: April 10 2008 22:13
Chinese consumers have been urged to boycott French goods in response to the raucous protests that accompanied the Olympic torch through Paris.
The appeal, circulated on internet chatrooms and bulletin boards, indicates the protests earlier this week have not only embarrassed the Beijing government, but also ignited a strong nationalist reaction among sections of the Chinese public.
Jacques Rogge, IOC president, said that when China was awarded the 2008 games government officials promised it would "advance the social agenda of China, including human rights".
He said: "We definitely ask China to respect this moral engagement."
The protests that have accompanied the torch relay presented a "crisis" for the Olympic movement, said Mr Rogge, who has gone out of his way not to antagonise the host nation.
The Chinese government said the IOC should defend the commitment in the Olympics charter to avoid politics and "bringing in any irrelevant political factors".
Beijing also said on Thursday it had arrested 45 "terrorist" suspects who had been planning suicide bomb attacks and the kidnapping of athletes. The suspects all come from the heavily Muslim province of Xinjiang on the north-western border.
During a visit to Japan, the da-lai Lama, the ti-betan spiritual leader, struck a conciliatory note. He said the Chinese people deserved the Olympics "despite unfortunate events in ti-bet".
But he welcomed support for the ti-betan cause seen in this week's protests. "It is their right to criticise. I have no right to say 'Shut up'," he said. He supported only non-violent protests, however.
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