GLOBALink | French protests continue over gov’t pension reform bill Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2023-03-29 15:33:01 0:00 /1:47 PARIS, March 29 (Xinhua) — Some 740,000 people took to the streets in France on Tuesday in renewed protests against the government’s pension reform bill, the French interior ministry said. However, France’s largest union, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), estimates the number of protesters was much higher than the official figure. According to the CGT, more than 2 million people nationwide took part in Tuesday’s demonstrations. Most of the protests were peaceful, although participants wearing black balaclavas looted a supermarket in...

Xinhua Commentary: Democracy is a common value, yet it varies in paths Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2023-03-29 10:24:15 People gather during a rally decrying rising gun violence while urging politicians to take action in Washington, D.C., the United States, June 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Jie) BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) — In a world diverse in ethnicity, culture, and history, it is natural that democracy takes different forms and develops along varied pathways in various countries. There is no one-size-fits-all model for all countries in the world. Democracy should not be Coca-Cola, but be like ice cream with diverse flavors. But instead...