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CONFLICT● ELEVATED1h ago · Oct 20, 2026, 9:00 AM

Night of violence lingers over Paris as one Chinese cafe owner counts the costs of protest

South China Morning Post · western europe

Two days have passed since the scenes of chaos and looting on Saturday, but walking down Rue Beaurepaire in Paris on Monday, one can still smell smoke in the air, likely coming from the heaps of burned rubbish and charred bicycles left among the smashed shopfronts. Among the most damaged was La Barrique, a local bar-tabac – a French establishment combining a cafe, bar and tobacco shop – that was burned down by rioters. Its owner, Aline Li, a middle-aged Chinese immigrant from Zhejiang province,...

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