sentences:  Two additional teams of 40 attendants each accompanied the flame on its Mainland China route.This arrangement had however sparked several controversies.Flashpoints
  
  IOC Response
  
  In China, a call to boycott French hypermart Carrefour from May 1 began spreading through mobile text messaging and online chat rooms amongst the Chinese over the weekend from April 12, accusing the company's major shareholder, the LVMH Group, of donating funds to the Dalai Lama.