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The day after the French capital makes Tibet's spiritual leader an honorary citizen, beijing criticizes it for harming China-France ties.

China condemned on Tuesday Paris's decision to make the dalai lama an honorary citizen, warning that the gesture had damaged ties with France just as both nations were seeking to ease bad blood over protests. Relations between France and China were strained by Tibet protests that disrupted the passage of the beijing Olympic Games torch through Paris earlier this month. Full Story

Foreign ministry says gesture to grant dalai lama honorary citizenship is 'grave provocation' to all of China's people, including Tibetans, that could damage the two countries' relations