21. France has conducted four of a planned series of six or seven tests at bases in French Polynesia despite worldwide criticism. 22. France has already conducted two tests and Chirac has said it will hold four more, despite worldwide criticism. 23. France has already conducted the first of a planned series of seven or eight tests on Mururoa atoll despite worldwide criticism. 24. He did not name any country, but China and France have recently conducted nuclear tests despite worldwide criticism. 25. A commission source said that at no time had Paris been asked to cancel or suspend its tests, which have sparked worldwide criticism. 26. China has also conducted nuclear tests this year, although the French tests on Mururoa and Fangataufa atolls have sparked the most worldwide criticism. 27. The tests have sparked worldwide criticism and a boycott campaign against French products. 28. The tests have drawn worldwide criticism, especially from South Pacific countries, some of which are boycotting French products and staging daily protests. 29. President Jacques Chirac sparked a torrent of criticism worldwide after his announcement that between six and eight test blasts would be exploded between September and next May. 30. Sparks worldwide criticism, particularly from New Zealand, Australia and Japan. |