Beijing insisted Tuesday that the international Olympic torch relay would go on, despite calls to cut it short amid chaotic anti-China protests.
Chinese officials on Tuesday issued a "strong condemnation to the deliberate disruption" by the pro-Tibet protesters along the relay route in London and Paris, but they said while their "despicable activities" may "tarnish the lofty Olympic spirit," the tour will not be stopped.
The reaction from China came as International Olympic Committee members were meeting in Beijing to discuss the growing discord over the international leg of the Olympic torch relay. 
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