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BEIJING — China expressed its indignation Tuesday at an honor given to the Dalai Lama by the city of Paris, saying it would seriously hurt Beijing’s relations with France.
Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe conferred a certificate of honorary citizenship on the Tibetan spiritual leader at a ceremony Sunday in Paris’ gilded City Hall. Paris’ city council voted last year to make the Dalai Lama an honorary citizen of the city.
China accuses the Dalai Lama of trying to separate Tibet from the rest of China.
