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Rainbow France a Lesson For Asia

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May 23, 2012
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Who was that East Asian-looking female face which appeared in the photo of the ministers appointed by France’s new President, Francois Hollande? It was a question that intrigued many Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese, particularly when the list of ministers’ names showed no sign of obvious Asian origin.

The answer was not long in coming but has ha…

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