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As you know, my favorite store is Carrefour and I stop by there almost every day on the way home from work. Carrefour is French-owned and, as such, is France's face here in China. So, when I was home in the States the other week, I wasn't surprised when my daughter Laura told me she had heard on National Public Radio about demonstrations against France that were being held outside Carrefour stores across China in response to the Paris Olympic Torch demonstrations. The strong reaction here seems to have died down, though, because there have been plenty of Chinese shoppers in Carrefour the past few days that I've been back. But not as many as usual, and there is a police presence around the outside that was not there when I left. |
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