A local resident shouts slogans during a demonstration against Carrefour supermarket and French goods on a street in Hefei, Anhui province April 20, 2008. Dogged by anti-Chinese protests in Paris, London, San Francisco and New Delhi, the Olympic torch relay is acting as a catalyst for an outpouring of nationalism and indignation by the man on the street in China. Carrefour has hit by boycott calls following anti-Chinese protests on the Paris leg of the torch relay. Reuters Pictures 19 months ago

A local resident shouts slogans during a demonstration against Carrefour supermarket and French goods on a street in Hefei, Anhui province April 20, 2008. Dogged by anti-Chinese protests in Paris, London, San Francisco and New Delhi, the Olympic torch relay is acting as a catalyst for an outpouring of nationalism and indignation by the man on the street in China. Carrefour has hit by boycott calls following anti-Chinese protests on the Paris leg of the torch relay.

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