Envoy attacks orphanage film

STOCKHOLM The Chinese ambassador to Stockholm yesterday called a British documentary showing images of neglected and abused children…

STOCKHOLM The Chinese ambassador to Stockholm yesterday called a British documentary showing images of neglected and abused children in Chinese orphanages "a falsification".

Mr Yang Guirong made the statement to reporters after a meeting with the Swedish Foreign Minister Ms Lena HjelmWallen yesterday. Mr Yang had been summoned to the foreign ministry to receive an official protest after the documentary, was aired on Swedish television on Sunday.

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