Business Fears Over Chinese-French Rift

ZUMA Press Inc - 1162 days ago
Business Fears Over Chinese-French Rift
Dec 03, 2008 - Qingdao, Shandong, China - Business leaders express concern that French commercial interests in China could be harmed in the wake of the cancellation of a summit between Beijing and the European Union, but say there is no sign of immediate repercussions. The latest tensions come only months after protests in Paris against the Beijing Olympics triggered a nationalist backlash in China and a boycott of French products and businesses, especially Carrefour supermarkets. Beijing defended its decision to cancel the summit, suggesting that French interests were at stake. PICTURED: a Chinese man shows a sign to boycott Carrefour during a protest outside a Carrefour supermarket in Luoyang city, central China's Henan province, Apr. 20, 2008