France hopes to continue to work with China to maintain dialogue and strategic partnership

French Foreign Ministry spokesman said on the 8th Chevalier, France and China hope to maintain dialogue and strategic partnership.
Chevalier in the day held a regular press briefing to answer a reporter's question, said: "We have recently summoned the Chinese ambassador to France, reiterated that France hoped that through dialogue, mutual trust and respect for the spirit of the law remain between the two countries EU-China dialogue and strategic partnership. "
December 6, the French president, Sarkozy holds the rotating EU presidency in Poland with a separate meeting with the Dalai Lama. 7 evening, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei was ordered to France summoned the ambassador to China and the Soviet Union, Sarkozy met with the Dalai Lama made solemn representations. He pointed out that Asia and Africa, President Sarkozy despite strong opposition from the Chinese people and China's repeated solemn representations, insisted on by the President of France and the European Union rotating presidency of the dual role of the Dalai Lama met, and grossly interfere in China's internal affairs and has seriously damaged China's core interests, serious injury The feelings of the Chinese people and undermined Sino-French and the political foundation of Sino-EU relations, the Chinese government expresses its firm opposition and strong protests. He Yafei said that the law demands that we can to the overall relations between the two countries and two peoples interest at heart, the real importance of China's solemn stance and legitimate concerns, fully aware of the Dalai Lama met with President Sarkozy on bilateral relations and Sino-EU relations caused by Damage in the Tibet issue and take practical actions to correct the error.
法国外交部发言人舍瓦利耶8日表示，法国希望与中国保持对话与战略伙伴关系。
舍瓦利耶在当天举行的例行新闻吹风会上回答记者提问时说：“我们最近已经召见了中国驻法国大使，重申法国希望以对话、相互信任与尊重的精神继续保持法中两国之间、欧中之间的对话与战略伙伴关系。”
12月6日，法国总统、欧盟轮值主席萨科齐在波兰同达赖单独会面。7日晚，中国外交部副部长何亚非奉命召见法国驻华大使苏和，就萨科齐会见达赖提出严正交涉。何亚非指出，萨科齐总统不顾中国人民的强烈反对和中方的一再严正交涉，执意以法国总统和欧盟轮值主席的双重身份会见达赖，粗暴干涉了中国内政，严重损害了中方核心利益，严重伤害了中国人民的民族感情，破坏了中法和中欧关系政治基础，中国政府对此表示坚决反对和强烈抗议。何亚非说，我们要求法方能以两国关系大局和两国人民利益为重，真正重视中方的严正立场和合理关切，充分认识到萨科齐总统会见达赖对双边关系以及中欧关系造成的损害，在涉藏问题上采取实际行动纠正错误。