World | China Sarko Won't Boycott Beijing French president confirms he's going to the games after all By Kevin Spak Posted Jul 9, 2008 9:26 AM CDT Copied French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao as they hold a bilateral meeting at the G8 summit in Toyako, Japan, Wednesday, July 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) Nicolas Sarkozy is backing off his threats to boycott the Beijing Olympics to protest China’s treatment of Tibet, the BBC reports. Sarkozy met with China’s president at the G8 summit, and now confirms that he will attend the opening ceremony. The French president said he made the decision after consulting other EU nations, since France currently holds the EU presidency. Read These Next A banquet hall shooting left 4 dead in Stockton, California. Is $136K the new poverty line? An essay goes viral. One mystery is solved around chilling Holocaust photo. Police say a homeowner in Maryland pulled a gun on Christmas carolers. Report an error