Paris is doing its best to rekindle a cooling affair

Increased security touted as way of winning over reluctant Chinese tourists

Paris is hoping that Chinese tourists, scared away from the City of Light by the dark doings of its criminals, will reassess their views and begin flocking back to it.

Clement Laloux, marketing director of the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau, said the city has stepped up security to curb crimes committed against Chinese tourists, and figures issued by police in November suggest those efforts have borne fruit.