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==Controversies==
===Media coverage===
The coverage of the events by the media came under scrutiny during the relay. [[Media of the People's Republic of China|Chinese media]] coverage of the torch relay has been distinct in a number of ways from coverage elsewhere. [[Western world|Western]] reporters in Beijing have described Chinese media coverage as partial and censored (for example when Chinese media did not broadcast [[Reporters Without Borders]]' disruption of [[2008_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay#Inception|the torch lighting ceremony]]),<ref>{{fr icon}}[http://www.europe1.fr/informations/articles/1229873/sarkozy-n-exclut-pas-un-boycott-de-la-ceremonie-des-jo.html "Sarkozy n'exclut pas un boycott de la cérémonie des JO"], [[Europe 1]], March 25, 2008 See also: {{fr icon}}[http://info.rsr.ch/fr/news/Un_allumage_agite_pour_la_flamme_des_JO.html?siteSect=2010&sid=8889857&cKey=1206432480000 "Un allumage agité pour la flamme des JO"], [[Radio Suisse Romande]], March 25, 2008</ref> whereas Chinese [[netizen]]s have in turn accused Western media coverage of being biased.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7347821.stm "China online: Tibet and torch reaction"], BBC, April 17, 2008 See also: [http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20080417-china-tibet-CNN-criticism-propaganda "China's new chart-topper: 'Don’t be too like CNN'"], France 24, April 17, 2008 See also: [http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20080317-cnn-accused-propaganda-tibet-riots "CNN accused of bending the truth about Tibet"], France 24, April 17, 2008</ref> The French newspaper ''[[Libération]]'' was criticised by the Chinese State press agency [[Xinhua]] for its allegedly biased reporting; Xinhua suggested that ''Libération'' needed "a stinging slap in the face" for having "insulted the Olympic flame" and "supported a handful of saboteurs".<ref>{{fr icon}}[http://www.french.xinhuanet.com/french/2008-04/13/content_613929.htm "Donnons une claque cinglante à « Libération »"], Xinhua, April 13, 2008</ref>
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