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Chinese ambassador in Paris manoeuvres to rally academics to his cause

China's ambassador to France, Lu Shaye. © Gao Jing/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

In making overtures to Chinese student associations in France, Ambassador Lu Shaye has been seeking to re-establish a network of academics who are not firmly opposed to Beijing. He will be handing his new contact list on to his successor. [...]

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