BEIJING (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy drew an angry protest from China on Sunday for meeting the Dalai Lama, with Beijing warning of broader damage to relations with the European Union.
The two met on Saturday, five days after China called off a summit with the EU in protest against Sarkozy's plan to meet the Tibetan spiritual leader, branded by Beijing a "splittist" for advocating self-determination for his mountain homeland.
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