2026-10-21
26 分钟Cutting through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story.
This is The Point.
France is under curfew.
Italy is deploying troops on the street and a so-called flamingo revolution is sweeping across Albania as protesters
and police have clashed for over a week.
What is happening in Europe?
Why are huge demonstrations taking place across the continent?
What do the protesters want?
Welcome to this edition of The Point with me, Liu Xin, an opinion show coming to you live from Beijing.
Corrie, Executive Vice President of the French Chamber of Commerce in China.
From Chengdu, Southwest China, Rong Ying,
Chair Professor at Sichuan University and Senior Research Fellow at the China Institute of International Studies.
And early in the morning from London, Remy Pierre, a French...
Geopolitical analyst and senior partner at Mbelli Advisory, a political risk consultancy and investment firm.
The warmest welcome to all of you.
Remy, let me go to you first.
Let's start with the biggest demonstration this week in France.
In an effort to regain control,
French authorities have imposed overnight curfews in parts of central Paris and other cities.
Critics are saying this is an overstep that limits the freedom to protest, while others have welcomed the move.