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Protests at Carrefour shops but peace reigns

PROTESTS involving hundreds of people erupted at Carrefour outlets in Chinese cities yesterday, with demonstrators holding national flags and shouting slogans against Carrefour, CNN and "Tibetan independence." ... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Thu, May 01 2008

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01 May 08 visit Demonstrations erupt in Carrefour's China outlets  »  Shanghai Daily DEMONSTRATIONS involving hundreds of people erupted at Carrefour outlets in some Chinese cities today. Protesters held Chinese national flags and shouted slogans against Carrefour and "Tibet independence" outside...
01 May 08 visit Demonstrations erupt in Carrefour's China outlets  »  People's Daily Demonstrations involving hundreds of people erupted in front of Carrefour outlets in some Chinese cities on Thursday. Protesters held Chinese national flags and shouted slogans against Carrefour and "Tibet independence" in front of ...
26 Apr 08 visit Carrefour cancels May Day sales, ads following China protests  »  People's Daily French supermarket chain Carrefour has canceled its three-day sale planned for the May Day holiday on the Chinese mainland, which will cut 20 percent off itssales volume on this market during that period, said a media manager of Carrefour. ...
02 May 08 visit Mixed reports on May 1st anti-Carrefour protests  »  Shanghaiist Depending on where you read your news, the nation-wide boycott of, and protests against, French supermarket chain Carrefour in China were either a well-attended show of nationalistic pride or were over-shadowed by the bargains on offer inside the stores....
16 Apr 08 visit Carrefour supports Olympics, reaches out to boycotters  »  Shanghai Daily CARREFOUR China denied the French retail giant had supported Tibet separatists in a statement today on behalf of Carrefour SA, the company's head office, as a call for a boycott of the supermarket's outlets has been...

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