CHINESE URGE CONSUMER BOYCOTT OVER OLYMPIC PROTESTS IN PARIS

Chinese consumers have launched an internet campaign to boycott French goods in response to the raucous anti-Chinese protests that accompanied the Olympic torch through Paris this week.

An internet appeal, circulated on chat rooms and bulletin boards yesterday, indicates that the protests have not just embarrassed the government, but also ignited a nationalist reaction among sections of the Chinese public.中国华尔街博客空间:vR@eA,a:`

|,zHD.i/e {0Signs of fresh disagreement emerged yesterday between the Chinese government and the International Olympic Committee over human rights.

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hfbJ0mW[0He said: “We definitely ask China to respect this moral engagement.”中国华尔街博客空间b{%Z[/^p

His statement produced an immediate response from the Chinese government, which said the IOC should defend the commitment in the Olympics Charter to avoid politics and “bringing in any irrelevant political factors”.中国华尔街博客空间:U8JXm;h)H|"z

R^%X![_h|0The appeal to boycott French goods appeared on the internet on Wednesday and spread widely among young Chinese. A web page bearing an online petition appeared to have been blocked yesterday afternoon.

Companies named in the campaign include luxury brands owned by LVMH, such as Louis Vuitton and Givenchy, and the cosmetics group L'Oreal, which has a large business in China.中国华尔街博客空间%x3xu/maWM

Although the relay in London was badly disrupted and the route of the San Francisco leg was changed to avoid protests, events in Paris appear to have angered many Chinese most. 中国华尔街博客空间1B9w'DE^

Internet postings complained about the banner in support of human rights draped outside Paris city hall. A photograph of a man trying to grab the torch from a Chinese girl in a wheelchair was widely circulated.中国华尔街博客空间Xw GZ v*x~3`

Indonesian officials said yesterday they had cancelled an April 22 Olympic torch relay around Jakarta. After receiving a request from Beijing, they have changed the route to confine the torch to the vicinity of the main sports stadium.中国华尔街博客空间,H#T Q6u3P*wFY

中国消费者已开始在互联网上号召抵制法国货，以回应奥运火炬本周在巴黎传递期间遭遇的、激烈的反华抗议。中国华尔街博客空间l0j AS-yenC

这一号召昨日在互联网聊天室和公告板上传播；它表明，针对奥运火炬的抗议活动不仅让中国政府难堪，也在中国公众的某些群体中激起民族主义反应。中国华尔街博客空间~]1bD-{6m\

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国际奥委会主席雅克•罗格(Jacques Rogge)告诉记者，当中国赢得2008年奥运会主办权时，政府官员承诺，这一盛会将“推进中国的社会议程，包括人权在内”。

他表示：“我们明确促请中国尊重这一道德承诺。”

针对罗格的声明，中国政府立即作出回应，表示国际奥委会应当坚持《奥林匹克宪章》的原则，避开政治，“不应把与奥运会无关的政治因素带入奥运会”。

抵制法国货的号召周三在网上出现，在中国年轻人中广泛传播。一个登载网上请愿书的网页昨日下午似乎遭到封锁屏蔽。

!Tm8E"y$D~C\%]0抵制号召中被点名的公司包括LVMH集团旗下的豪华品牌，如路易威登(Louis Vuitton)和纪梵希(Givenchy)，以及在中国拥有大规模业务的化妆品集团欧莱雅(L'Oreal)。

尽管奥运火炬在伦敦的传递也遭到严重扰乱，旧金山的火炬传递则被迫改变路线以避开抗议，但巴黎发生的事件似乎最让许多中国人气愤。

A1t8oB"l,I\'|0网上帖子抱怨巴黎市政厅大楼悬挂的支持人权的横幅；一名男子企图从坐在轮椅上的中国姑娘手中抢夺火炬的照片，也在网上广泛流传。

印尼官员昨日表示，已取消4月22日奥运火炬环绕雅加达的传递仪式。在接到北京方面的相关请求后，他们已修改火炬传递路线，将其限制在邻近大型体育设施的地段。中国华尔街博客空间|"I0_vzM"]V