CHINA-FRANCE-TOURISM

TO GO WITH STORY „Les Chinois visitent Paris… dans l’Est de la Chine” by Julie Desne
This picture taken 18 September 2007 shows a replica of the Eiffel Tower standing in a residential and commercial real-estate development resembling a mini-Paris being built on the outskirts of Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. China’s central bank is likely to clamp down further on property speculations in a bid to curb soaring real estate prices and the country’s commercial banks are entering a high-risk period where they could face an avalanche of delinquent mortgage loans, state media said 20 September, citing a top lender. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN