Night of violence lingers over Paris as one Chinese cafe owner counts the costs of protest
French government admits it was unprepared for the level of chaos unleashed by rioters, which forced civilians to protect their businesses
Its owner, Aline Li, a middle-aged Chinese immigrant from Zhejiang province, was overseeing workers boarding up the ruin. Her face is still bruised from the attack on Saturday, but she also began to smile, greeting the residents who came by to check in on her.
“I’m fine, what matters is that you guys are also OK,” she said.
