26 July 2008
China complains about Tibetan flag on Czech PM's jacket
(MfD) The Chinese ambassador to the Czech Republic, Huo Yuzhen, has complained to the Czech Foreign Ministry about Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek wearing a Tibetan flag on his lapel as he announced his trip to the Beijing Olympics, the Czech newspaper Mlada fronta Dnes (MfD) reports. The Czech ambassador to China, Vitezslav Grepl, was also summoned to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.