Riots obscure New Deal in China

Paris' suburbs have experienced a second night of riots, for a change. This all began after two adolescents from North African heritage ran their motorbike into a police car on Sunday, killing them both and leading to accusations that the the police did not do anything to help them before emergency services arrived:

Gangs of youths attacked police with petrol bombs and stones. Police say firearms were used against them, injuring several officers. They responded with tear gas and rubber bullets...Cars were set on fire and two schools, a library and shops were badly damaged. The French Interior Minister, Michele Alliot-Marie, said she believed the trouble was organised.

Meanwhile, Sarkozy spoke in China on the need for greater efforts in the fight against global warming, once again invoking his "New Deal" metaphor:

"I propose that China join a new global contract for an ecological and economic New Deal...(it) must be implemented quickly, thoroughly and over a long period, cover the modes of production and energy consumption and conform to (China's) size and might...Your nation can take this strategic decision. We are not asking you to give up your development... you can make this development an example for the world."