Breaking: Six Chinese students attacked in 'xenophobic' act

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Six Chinese students in France attacked in 'xenophobic' act

Six Chinese oenology students were attacked in the early hours of Saturday in France's wine-producing region of Bordeaux, the interior ministry said, describing the violence as an act of xenophobia.

The students, who had arrived in France only two months ago, were allegedly "violently attacked" by three local men who were visibly drunk and previously known to the police, a ministry statement said.

Two of the alleged attackers have been detained and are now in police custody.

A female student was seriously hurt in the face by a glass bottle which was thrown at her.

"She happens to be the daughter of a Chinese political figure," said Sud Ouest newspaper on its website.

According to other sources, the political figure is no longer in office.

"I cannot confirm the name, but it is someone who has now retired, having been the mayor of a big city," said Georges Jousserand, who heads the school in Bordeaux where the six Chinese between the ages of 22 and 30 were studying.

The students were attacked at their home in Hostens, a small village of 1,300 inhabitants located about 50 kilometres south of Bordeaux in southwest France.

Police had apparently called on the three suspects that night over the din they were making.

Following that incident, the alleged attackers went to the residence where the Chinese students were living, perhaps thinking that the students had complained to police about the noise, a source close to the case said.

"When the Chinese student opened the door, he was attacked. And while the other students were trying to push the assailants out, it was then that one of the attackers threw a bottle straight in the face of the female student," according to Jousserand.

"Two of the attackers were particularly violent," he added.

Another source close to the affair said the three were very drunk. They knew exactly where the Chinese students lived and hurled "racist insults" at them, said the source.

The mayor of Hostens, Michel Viallesoubranne said that the students behaved calmly, while Jousserand said they were "perfectly integrated in this small village".

Interior Minister Manuel Valls condemned "severely this xenophobic act, for which the culprits must answer to before justice".
The students were meant to be studying in France for a year.

Concern has grown in China in recent months over the increasing number of cases of thefts and attacks against Chinese tourists.

In March, a group of 23 Chinese tourists were robbed in a restaurant shortly after they landed at Paris airport. French Tourism Minister Sylvia Pinel was forced to come out to say she would do everything to find the perpetrators.

The latest attack came on the eve of one of the biggest wine shows in the world, Vinexpo, which is held in the region. China, which is the French winemakers' third biggest market, has increased its participation at the show, with 18 exhibitors expected this year, up from two in 2011.
Chinese investors have begun buying up vineyards in Bordeaux, not always to the pleasure of locals.

French winemakers have recently also sounded the alarm over an anti-dumping probe launched by Beijing into wine imports from the European Union, in an apparent retaliation act over Brussels' decision to slap tariffs on Chinese solar panel imports.

 

[Slayer]

How can it be Breaking News when my clone posted it at 10.30am today?

 

[Evangelion]

The mainland Chinese are always getting robbed or targeted by pickpockets simply because they are too loud and flashy. They speak very loudly and make no secret of their luxury purchases in public, thus attracting the ire and the subsequent targeting by their perpetrators. When in Rome, just do as the Romans do. Stay low-profile, speak softly, avoid being the centre of attention and travel in groups, 99% you will be safe. Luckily, this case happened in France and the French police are generally competent and professional. If it happened in Italy, the case will probably remain unsolved with their screwed up justice system.

 

[Capano2121]

Whenever you travel overseas, just do not forget to wear your "NOT Made in China!" print t-shirt or your "HELL NO! DEFINITELY NOT Made in China!" print t-shirt.

 

[jw5]

Whenever you travel overseas, just do not forget to wear your "NOT Made in China!" print t-shirt or your "HELL NO! DEFINITELY NOT Made in China!" print t-shirt.

Sekali both really made in China, even though the print says otherwise.

 

[I_Hate_Pappies]

Acceptable?

Yes!

 

[LeMans2011]

In the past it was true the loud and flashy Asians became targets of crimes.
No longer anymore. Today Europeans are generally jealous of Asians because they know the tide has turned against them.
Europeans will soon work as household maids and prostitutes in Asia and that is why they get real mad.

 

[Pariah]

Chao ah tiongs infesting the world with nothing but hatred .

 

[Royalblood]

The west has never and will never respect Asia; all they (westerners) want is our wealth and resources.

I can actually see why Asians are always being bullied in the west. Asians have the tendency to prefer things foreign and they are often meek when provoked. Coupled these with the new found wealth of Asia, it is like big fat piece of meat that is easy for the taking.....rich people who almost always take bullying lying down.

Asians need to be more nationalistics and fuck all these racist white pricks so hard that they wish they were never born.

 

[Royalblood]

Chao ah tiongs infesting the world with nothing but hatred .

eh u have comprehension problem ah?

the Chinese were victims of racist attacks. Shouldn't it be the french, in this case, who is infesting the world with nothing but hatred?

 

[eatshitndie]

simply see it as a price to pay for "aping" the west without moderation and control.

tiongs are not just being curious and becoming potential good customers and connoisseurs of wine, they have greed in mind and are totally devastating the culture of wine that has existed for thousands of years since its inception in the highlands of ancient persia.

instead of staying satisfied with importing wine from australia, california, chile, france and south africa, tiongs want to produce their own and flood the world with cheap, imitation wine. the regions of bordeaux and burgundy are the epitome of popular, well known label and "expensive" red production among wine connoisseurs, and because many labels from these two regions fetch high value due to tradition, name and brand consciousness, tiongs are going after this "high value" business and greed opportunity in a huge way. it's literally lock, stock, and barrel copying. and not just copying or reverse engineering or "vintaging", tiongs are buying whole wineries and vineyards in bordeaux by throwing cash at them. they would in turn concoct or modify labels to make them look and sound close to the real "château de (really) sour" deals. anything with "domaine du château de bordeaux" in their fictitious labels will be good enough to undercut the market. forget about doing it right. it's all about doing it fast, in high volumes and cheap. check your labels! look out for "domaine du fuck!" the motive is not to produce good drinkable wines for enjoyment in the chinese market. it is to make a quick buck by subtle imitation, price dumping, killing off the original producers, and adulterating any western luxury or past-time that tiongs sought after with newfound wealth.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

simply see it as a price to pay for "aping" the west without moderation and control.

tiongs are not just being curious and becoming potential good customers and connoisseurs of wine, they have greed in mind and are totally devastating the culture of wine that has existed for thousands of years since its inception in the highlands of ancient persia.

instead of staying satisfied with importing wine from australia, california, chile, france and south africa, tiongs want to produce their own and flood the world with cheap, imitation wine. the regions of bordeaux and burgundy are the epitome of popular, well known label and "expensive" red production among wine connoisseurs, and because many labels from these two regions fetch high value due to tradition, name and brand consciousness, tiongs are going after this "high value" business and greed opportunity in a huge way. it's literally lock, stock, and barrel copying. and not just copying or reverse engineering or "vintaging", tiongs are buying whole wineries and vineyards in bordeaux by throwing cash at them. they would in turn concoct or modify labels to make them look and sound close to the real "château de (really) sour" deals. anything with "domaine du château de bordeaux" in their fictitious labels will be good enough to undercut the market. forget about doing it right. it's all about doing it fast, in hiagh volumes and cheap. check your labels! look out for "domaine du fuck!" the motive is not to produce good drinkable wines for enjoyment in the chinese market. it is to make a quick buck by subtle imitation, price dumping, killing off the original producers, and adulterating any western luxury or past-time that tiongs sought after with newfound wealth.

What does all of that have to do with the attack on these 6 tiongs? Are you trying to say they deserve it?

The west has never and will never respect Asia; all they (westerners) want is our wealth and resources.

I can actually see why Asians are always being bullied in the west. Asians have the tendency to prefer things foreign and they are often meek when provoked. Coupled these with the new found wealth of Asia, it is like big fat piece of meat that is easy for the taking.....rich people who almost always take bullying lying down.

Asians need to be more nationalistics and fuck all these racist white pricks so hard that they wish they were never born.

Racist attacks should never be condoned. Yet i find it so odd some of these forummers are writing here. 6 tiongs were attacked and then somehow they bring in wine and fake wine like somehow that has any correlation to the attack? Like they somehow deserve it and mind you sinkie chinese are asians and chinese too they won't get special treatment. Sad to say your wish won't really come true there are just a huge number of chinese dogs around.