France is shaken by demonstrations against President Macron’s retirement reform for two weeks. With the demonstrations showing no sign of stopping, Macron flew to China to meet Xi Jinping. Is France bound to the retirement reform due to its financial situation?What are the drivers of nationwide protest from the Yellow Vests movement to the recent demonstrations? Are there any serious ...
By Orçun Göktürk* European leaders are travelling to Beijing, one after the other. On the heels of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited China on April 5-7. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is expected to follow later this month. French President Macron arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, April ...