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French businesses to showcase products in Chengdu, China

About 30 French enterprises are going to bring a bit of France to an exhibition in Chengdu City of southwest China later this month, the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry said Friday. Including big brands like Citro-n and Decathlon, 29 French... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Sat, Oct 10 2009

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