Flood the streets with police to quell the violence, bring back parliament, and force the Prime Minister and government to remain in place until the parliamentary elections in June. The first priority was to preserve peace on the streets with senior authorities expecting protests and violence lead by extremist groups to occur almost immediately after her win. Source The Local
Taiwanese troops using tanks, mortars and small arms have staged a drill aimed at repelling an attack from China, which has increased its threats to reclaim the island and stepped up its own displays of military might. Source Aljazeera
Jack Ma, the founder of China’s largest e-commerce company Alibaba, on Wednesday made his first public appearance since October when he spoke to a group of teachers online.
The Jack Ma Foundation said in a statement Wednesday, “Jack Ma participated in the online ceremony of the annual Rural Teacher Initiative event on January 20.” Source Deutsche Welle
The teenagers quickly fled before the police arrived. Stupor at the Paul Eluard college in Vigneux-sur-Seine (Essonne) this Monday morning around 10:40 am. A group of four or five teenagers fired twice in the air with a handgun. They were in front of the entrance gates of the school. The latter also exhibited a tear gas canister at the time of the events. Source Actu17