French leaders meet Chinese paralympic athlete Jin Jing in France
24/9/2008 17:47
President of the National Assembly of France Bernard Accoyer and French
Senate President Christian Poncelet met with China's paralympic athlete Jin
Jing's in France respectively.
Jin is the brave Chinese girl who used her
body to protect the Olympic torch in the Paris leg of Beijing 2008 Olympic torch
relay when facing an attack.
In his meeting with Jin, Accoyer said he would
express on behalf of all the Assembly members their respect to her after hearing
her stories.
He said that the French people felt sorry and upset about what
had happened to her in France five months ago, and was impressed by Jin's wisdom
and magnanimity.
The Beijing 2008 Paralympics was a huge success, and both
Chinese and French athletes performed wonderfully in the games, said
Accoyer.
He also said that Sino-French relations were significant, and
recalled the moment when France became the first Western country to recognize
the People's Republic of China following its founding in 1949.
Jin said she
was happy to have made new friends when visiting France this time. She also
exchanged gifts with Accoyer.
In his meeting with Jin, Poncelet, who had met
with her in Beijing before, said he was delighted to see that Jin was in a good
condition.
Poncelet also underlined the importance of France's relations with
China, and believed that Jin's current visit might help to remove some unhappy
memories between the two countries.
On September 18, Jin was received in
Elysee Palace by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
According to Sarkozy, Jin
has earned huge glory for China and for sports, and was one of the best symbols
of friendship between China and France.
Xinhua
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