Chinese glassmaker finds unlikely publicity as French protesters fail to smash window

Some products need elaborate advertising campaigns to prove their worth. A Chinese glass manufacturer, however, may have found its most convincing advertisement in the middle of protests in France. A video of protesters repeatedly trying to smash a shop window without managing to break through has gone viral, giving the company an opportunity to show off the strength of its glass. The short clip showed several masked protesters kicking the glass panel and throwing objects at it, including a brick, a metal pole and a chair. Despite their repeated attempts to break through, the window held firm, although some cracks…