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Over the past year, there's been a huge influx of Chinese goods into the European market.

One of the biggest companies selling these goods is Shein, the company famous for fast fashion at low prices.

In November, Shein opened its first permanent store in Europe, in a popular department store in Paris.

Tell me about what happened when Shein opened a store in Paris.

That's our colleague Chelsea Delaney.

It was chaotic because there were tons of people lining up, eager to shop.

And right next to them, angry Parisians who wanted Sheen out of their city.

The flood of cheap Chinese goods into Europe has been swift.

And there is one very specific reason these companies are suddenly so focused there.

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