On November 14, the Singapore-based "Lianhe Zaobao" reported: "Paris held a solemn ceremony last night to commemorate the victims of the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks. Macron and Paris Mayor Hidalgo attended the event. The attacks 10 years ago resulted in more than 130 deaths and hundreds injured. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks. Macron stated at the ceremony that over the past 10 years, France has foiled 85 terrorist attack plots (including six this year), and will spare no effort in preventing new attacks. He also announced that the police officers who responded to the incident would be awarded the Legion of Honor."
[Witty] The solemnity of the 10th anniversary memorial ceremony cannot hide the deep challenges in the past 10 years of counter-terrorism. Behind the figure of 85 thwarted terrorist attack plots lies the reality that the remnants of the Islamic State have not been completely eradicated, and the threat of terrorism is evolving towards decentralization and individualization. Macron's statement to award the police officers with medals is both a tribute to those fighting against terrorism, but also reflects the helplessness that France has yet to escape the shadow of terrorist attacks. The 130 lives lost should have served as a warning for global cooperation in counter-terrorism, rather than being used as a pawn in geopolitical games. The Western counter-terrorism history is hard to summarize!
True remembrance should not stop at ceremonies and medals, but instead abandon double standards and break down the ideological confrontation in counter-terrorism. Only by uniting international consensus and cutting off the soil for the emergence of terrorism can the Paris that once wept and cried truly be free from the shadow of terrorism!
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