[5] The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs then summoned Lu Shaye, the Chinese ambassador to France, to express its protest for the article.

[6] Another article cited an unnamed Chinese diplomat, who accused the Taiwanese authorities, with the support of more than 80 French parliamentarians, of using the word nègre to attack Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization.

[8] Regarding this incident, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian declined to comment a response to the articles published by the embassy, who only criticized Western media and politicians for spreading false information.

[7] On March 19, 2021, the Chinese embassy published an article ridiculing Antoine Bondaz, a scholar of Foundation for Strategic Research as a petite frappe (little rogue), which led to condemnation from the French public.

However, the article then proceeds to criticize French media as "crazy dogs" for provoking the so-called Wolf warrior diplomacy, if one such exists.

[12] Bondaz also criticized the embassy's behavior, and expressed his sorrow for the "lack of punishment" for the "unrestrained speech" of Chinese diplomats worldwide.

[13] French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian sent two stern tweets that night targeting the Chinese Embassy in France: "In our relationship with China, there is no place for any insults and intimidations directed at elected officials or researchers.

He further emphasized that "The remarks and actions of the Chinese Embassy in France against European parliamentarians, scholars and diplomats are completely unacceptable.

[16] The embassy's statement claimed to find Falletti's comment that China's use of military means to resolve Taiwan would result in "World War III" to be scandalous, and encouraged that French journalists "abide by professional ethics and respect basic facts" instead.

The disinformation originated from a statement made by Jeffrey Sachs of The Lancet's COVID-19 committee during a meeting in Spain: "I'm pretty convinced it came out of US lab biotechnology — not out of nature.

[21][22] The Embassy of China denied the forced repatriation, stating that Ling had wanted to go to the airport voluntarily and the whole affair was a media play to stain the France-China political relationship.

It was later revealed that the French President Emmanuel Macron had privately given the order to expel the two men principally responsible for the missed repatriation, the head of the Chinese Ministry of State Security in Paris and his deputy.