China to boycott French goods?

Chinese citizens have organized an online campaign to boycott French luxury goods in retaliation for Beijing Olympic Torch tour protest in Paris.

According to the Washington Post, there are rising calls among the Chinese to boycott the French supermarket giant, Carrefour, and products made by Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior.

The Chinese people also are furious at the French President Nicolas Sarkozy's threat to boycott the Olympics' opening ceremony,

One of the phone messages read: "May ... is exactly three months before the Beijing Olympics. During this time everybody should not shop at Carrefour.

"This is because its main shareholder has given massive amounts of money to the Dalai Lama, many people in France support Tibetan independence and even its president has spoken of boycotting the Olympic Games. Forward this to all your friends and relatives. Let Carrefour be empty for 17 days," the message said.

"Let Carrefour, see the strength of the Chinese people. Let them see the strength of our network," it added.

The Chinese people have been angry since last week, when pro-Tibet protesters disrupted Paris Olympic flame tour, forcing authorities to extinguish the flame at least five times.

Source: The Intelligence Daily

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