A local resident shouts slogans during a demonstration against Carrefour supermarket and French goods on a street in Guangzhou, Guangdong 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. The Chinese characters on the banner read "against the independence of Tibet, boycott French goods". Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 46 months ago

A local resident shouts slogans during a demonstration against Carrefour supermarket and French goods on a street in Guangzhou, Guangdong 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. The Chinese characters on the banner read "against the independence of Tibet, boycott French goods".

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