China opposes honorary Paris citizenship for Dalai Lama: Foreign Ministry

Bilateral tensions thawed after the two foreign ministries jointly released a communique on April 1 stating that France fully recognized "the sensitivity of the Tibet issue" and that France would not support "Tibet independence" in any form.

On the same day, President Hu Jintao met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on the sidelines of the G20 summit in London, signifying the restoration of bilateral ties soured by the French leader's meeting with the Dalai Lama.

Editor:Zhang Ning