Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://ar-c.org/video/5ba021b4hSd.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter As a new heatwave looms, Europe falls for Chinese air conditioners • FRANCE 24 English [Qs3jHQQVYcO] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 2026 EDT Hundreds of people besieged supermarkets in and around Paris, with scuffles and shouting matches breaking out as residents scrambled to get their hands on bargain air-cooling units before the next heatwave. With the hunt for affordability, Europeans are turning to Chinese AC units - despite trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels. FRANCE 24's Yena Lee tells us more. #heatwave #ac #china 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on X: Bluesky: and Threads: Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: Discover our TikTok videos: Get the latest top stories on Telegram: YqzRnEkxEg3 lE9v616Ixik ZmY3w5p2ydg aSef7XxSYsF iZuGcHAb75A
Hundreds of people besieged supermarkets in and around Paris, with scuffles and shouting matches breaking out as residents scrambled to get their hands on bargain air-cooling units before the next heatwave. With the hunt for affordability, Europeans are turning to Chinese AC units - despite trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels. FRANCE 24's Yena Lee tells us more. #heatwave #ac #china 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on X: Bluesky: and Threads: Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: Discover our TikTok videos: Get the latest top stories on Telegram: YqzRnEkxEg3 lE9v616Ixik ZmY3w5p2ydg aSef7XxSYsF iZuGcHAb75A