Society
France's High-School Protests Swell to 160,000 as Clashes Break Out
France's high-school protests drew more than 160,000 people in solidarity on October 13 — French authorities counted about 161,500 — with climate activist Greta Thunberg joining, and some clashed with police. Clashes and damage did occur, but major outlets describe most of the day as peaceful, with the violence on the margins. Japanese commenters mostly mocked the protest and the politics around it, criticized Greta, and questioned whether the schools' conditions were really as claimed. The demands center on improving education conditions, and there is no reliable basis for claims of Chinese-capital involvement.