The Chinese diaspora from Belleville to Paris
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By: Heike Schmidt Follow
From the start of the Covid-19 crisis, some 600,000 Chinese in France found themselves on the front line. In early February, when France had very few confirmed cases, members of the diaspora were insulted on social networks. Shunned by customers, many restaurants were idling even before the general confinement. Little by little, the Belleville district in the north-east of Paris has become a ghost town. What about today ?
- France
- Diaspora
- Paris
- China