French Relations With China 'Set Right,' Sarkozy Says

Nicolas Sarkozy says the relationship between France and China had been “set right again” in talks today with the Chinese leadership, AFP reports. "I had a lunch and a meeting with the Chinese president and a meeting with the prime minister. I talked about human rights, I handed over lists" of jailed political prisoners, Sarkozy said.

Sarkozy has been highly critical of the Chinese government, and human-rights groups blasted his sudden warming. But Sarkozy justified his actions as pushing the process forward: "How can you find a solution if you don't talk to each other? How can you understand one another if you don't talk?"