French Interior Minister Manuel Valls (C) gestures as he walks with Junior Minister of Crafts, Business and Tourism Sylvia Pinel (2ndR) and French police surrounded by journalists next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris August 2, 2013 during a tour focused on security at the city’s top tourist areas. The French government said on Friday it was working to ensure tourists’ safety in Paris as a spate of thefts and muggings threatens to scare wealthy Chinese visitors away from the French capital and its luxury brands. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE – Tags: POLITICS TRAVEL MEDIA)