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Continuous riots in France, Macron faces multiple tests

In the ※ few days, a 17-year-old boy was shot and killed by the police, causing continuous riots in France. The origin of the riots goes back to the gunshot of June 27. On the same day, in the city of Nanterre, Haute Seine, France, a police officer stopped a car and opened fire, killing the 17-year-old driving teenager Nahle.

The riot has been going on for almost a week now. After deploying tens of thousands of police and even armored vehicles and helicopters, the French Ministry of the Interior announced on the 2nd that the situation has eased compared to the previous nights. But according to some media reports, sporadic conflicts still occur, and it remains to be seen whether the riots will be quelled.

The public opinion points out that this riot is the most serious violent conflict that has occurred in France in 18 years, and also the most serious crisis that French President Macron has faced since the "Yellow Vest" movement in 2018. Behind it lies the long-standing chronic illness of French society, which will cast a shadow over Macron's second term in office.

Immigration and other issues are once again highlighted

How could a police shooting of a teenager cause a storm in France, escalating into the most serious violent riot in 18 years?

Some comments suggest that the young man being shot by the police was just the trigger, and the hidden social flaws beneath the incident may be the root cause of this nationwide riot. The identity and background of the young man who was shot, including descendants of North African immigrants, immigrant communities from the suburbs of Paris, lack of higher education, and earning money through courier services, have sparked more contemplation.

The Financial Times commented that the riots have once again exposed the polarization of French politics, and the social situation is becoming increasingly tense. The impoverished communities composed of ethnic minorities in France suffer from racial discrimination, violent law enforcement, and unfair treatment all year round. This feeling of being abandoned by the state makes impoverished communities like a powder keg, easily triggering conflicts due to stimulation.

Xing Hua, an expert on European issues at the China Institute of International Studies, pointed out that due to historical reasons, France has received many immigrants from former colonies. However, for a long time, the French government has not taken effective measures to better integrate foreign immigrants into local society. As time goes by, the contradictions between the two sides become increasingly acute and prominent.

Although the French authorities do not recognize the existence of systematic racism in law enforcement agencies and deny that the police involved have racial discrimination, foreign immigrants have their own real feelings. Yakubi, who grew up watching Nahler, said that police often resort to violent means against ethnic minorities. After Nahler was shot, it ignited the long accumulated anger among people.

Macron Encounters a Serious Crisis Again

The outside world believes that this is the most serious crisis that Macron has faced since the "Yellow Vest" movement in 2018.

The seriousness of this can be seen from the disruption of Macron's diplomatic agenda: he withdrew from his home country midway before the end of the EU summit, and postponed the first state visit of the French president to Germany in 23 years.

Analysts believe that following intense protests over pension reforms this year, the latest unrest has set new roadblocks for Macron's second term, which may put pressure on his implementation of domestic and foreign policies.

Firstly, he will face the test of how to restore order.

The French newspaper Le Monde commented that Macron needs to strike a balance between maintaining republican order and stopping police violence in law enforcement. He attempted to prevent a cycle of violence by strengthening law enforcement and political communication, but he did not respond to right-wing calls and declared a state of emergency.

At the same time, how to fundamentally solve the problem of foreign immigrants integrating into local society is a greater challenge.

As the Associated Press has pointed out, although nearly 20 years have passed, the deep-rooted problems in French society still exist, and today's social media has made the spread of such events faster and wider.

In Xing Hua's view, this sudden and unpredictably violent riot dealt a heavy blow to Macron in multiple aspects. From his intention to mediate the Russia-Ukraine conflict to his desire to participate in the BRICS Summit, Makron has always demonstrated a distinctive diplomatic stance and ambition. However, after the riots, the realization of these ambitions will inevitably be affected by changes in domestic events.

§Shencheng

Yesterday morning, Chen Jining, Secretary of the municipal Party committee, met with Janini, assistant director general of education of UNESCO, and his party.

The reporter learned from the Shanghai Housing Administration yesterday that Shanghai launched housing for the sixth time in 2023 in the form of centralized batch supply, involving a total of 26 projects. This centralized push is less than a month away from the fifth batch entering the market, and the number of properties is the same as last time. The total construction area is about 713000 square meters, with a total of 6634 sets, with an average filing price of 66617 yuan per square meter, distributed in 13 areas of Pudong, Jing'an, Putuo, Hongkou, Yangpu, Minhang, Baoshan, Jiading, Fengxian, Songjiang, Jinshan, Qingpu and Chongming.

●The 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference is about to be held. As the country's first artificial intelligence innovation and application pilot area, Pudong New Area is building a world-class artificial intelligence industrial cluster. Reporters learned yesterday that the Pudong venue of this year's World Artificial Intelligence Conference will host a high-level professional forum and introduce international organizations. Many important achievements such as the core achievements exhibition area of Yuanuniverse will be signed and landed.

§domestic

Vice President Han Zheng attended the opening ceremony of the 11th World Peace Forum at Tsinghua University on the 2nd and delivered a speech. More than 400 people attended, including former foreign dignitaries, diplomatic envoys, experts and scholars, including President of the New Development Bank and former Brazilian President Rousseff, former Russian Federal Security Council Secretary Ivanov, former Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirayuda, and foreign envoys to China.

●The reporter learned from China Railway Construction Co., Ltd. that on the 2nd, the Liujiashan Tunnel, a key and difficult control project in the Chongqing-Qianjiang section of the Chongqing-Hunan high-speed railway constructed by the 17th Bureau of China Railway, was successfully completed. So far, the construction progress of the Chongqing-Qianjiang section of the Chongqing-Hunan high-speed railway has exceeded 80%, laying a solid foundation for the completion of the main project of the entire line.

●The reporter learned from the Ministry of Water Resources on the 2nd that the "2023 Flood Season Pearl River Basin Reservoir Group Joint Operation Plan" was recently approved by the Ministry of Water Resources. This is the first time that the Ministry of Water Resources has approved the joint operation plan of reservoirs in the Pearl River Basin, which will provide important guidance for the scientific development of unified operation in the Pearl River Basin in accordance with laws and regulations.

The reporter learned from the Ministry of Water Resources on the 2nd that from 8: 00 on July 1 to 8: 00 on July 2, six small and medium-sized rivers, including Qingchang River, a tributary of Wujiang River in Guizhou, Tongqe River, a tributary of Chishui River in Yunnan, Baishuixi River and Heishuitan River, a tributary of Jialing River in Chongqing, Gasi River, a tributary of Mudanjiang River in Heilongjiang Province, and Nanwokan River in Wukan River in Heilongjiang Province, and South Liushu River, had more than above. The water situation of the country's major rivers is stable.

●The reporter learned from the press briefing of the 3rd China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo held on the 2nd that the parties signed a total of 120 projects with a value of US $10.3 billion, and the cumulative turnover of the exhibition hall was US $0.4 billion.

The Ministry of Water Resources recently released the 2022 China River Sediment Bulletin. The communique shows that in 2022, the measured total runoff of China's major rivers on behalf of hydrological stations was 1332 billion cubic meters and the total sediment discharge was 0.39 billion tons. Among them, the Yellow River, Shule River and Tarim River represent hydrological stations with larger average sediment concentration.

●Up to now, the number of lawyers in my country has reached more than 677000 and more than 39000 law firms. Lawyers across the country handle nearly 13 million various legal affairs annually. This reporter learned from a forum on the work of lawyers held by the Ministry of Justice a few days ago.

§International

●The French Ministry of the Interior announced on the morning of the 2nd that the police arrested 719 people during the riots from the evening of July 1 to the early morning of the 2nd, and the intensity of the violence has weakened. The French Interior Ministry told the media that the police had deployed 45000 police and gendarmes across the country the night before to deal with riots that broke out in various places. Forty-five police officers and gendarmes were injured in policing, and 577 vehicles and 74 buildings were burned in the riots. But the intensity of the violence has diminished compared to the riots of previous nights.

●The 43rd session of the Ministerial Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations held the election of the new director-general in Rome, Italy, on July 2. The Chinese candidate and current director-general Qu Dongyu won the re-election with a high vote.

● A rare storm hit northern Texas in June, with one hail approaching 15 centimeters in diameter. The National Weather Service recently confirmed that this large hail set a new record in northern Texas, but it is still a little short of the state's highest record.

● Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada recently submitted a letter of claim signed by President Ortega of the United Nations to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Guterres, demanding that the United States pay more than US $12 billion in compensation to fulfill the International Court of Justice in the 1980 s. The judgment made on the United States for funding the Nicaraguan civil war. The letter pointed out that after 37 years, the United States has still not paid this "historical debt".

●According to the news agency TASS quoted by the Russian Embassy in Romania, 40 staff members of the Russian Embassy in Romania left Romania on July 1 due to the request of the Russian side to reduce the number of diplomatic staff in Romania. The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that in the context of Russia's special military operations against Ukraine, the Romanian decision "reflects the current level of bilateral relations". Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova said that Russia believes that the relevant decision of Romania is a hostile attack, which will lead to further deterioration of relations between the two countries. She stressed that the Russian side will respond to the diplomatic action of the Romanian side.

South Korea police are investigating a number of cases of "no-family babies", some of which have been confirmed dead. As of the 2nd, the police reported the progress of the investigation of 3 cases of unregistered babies killed by their parents after birth.

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