Not true at all. France is almost totally de-industrialised. The rare products which do not come from China and similar Asian countries come from Maghreb or Ita

Not true at all. France is almost totally de-industrialised. The rare products which do not come from China and similar Asian countries come from Maghreb or Italy/Germany/Belgium, the few Western European countries which kept some kind of industry. For example, the textile industry was quickly wiped out in just a handful of years, recently (about 10 years ago). Industry represents only 10% of French GDP. For neighbouring countries, it is 12% in Spain, 14% in Italy (that's the average in EU) and... 20% in Germany! That's the country of Alcatel, the company that decided to become "a company with no factory" 15 years ago. It's like an exceptional moment worth a celebration when you discover a "Made in France" behind a product.