People's Liberation Army in Paris

On the occasion of the second CIIE, French President Macron and his wife Brigitte came to Shanghai and were received with the highest standards.

On the evening of the 5th, Chinese artists sang excerpts from the French comedy “The Chair” in Kunqu Opera to entertain the president and his wife.

“Chairs” tells the story of a couple in their nineties who reminisce about the past in front of a table full of empty chairs, symbolizing a crowd of guests, and finally commit suicide, embodying the theme of “life is absurd.”The author Eugene Ionesco is a French playwright and one of the most famous representatives of absurdist drama.

The experimental Kun Opera “Chair” retains the modern spirit of the original work about the meaning of human existence and questioning of destiny, and carries out a new creation that is Chinese and Kun Opera. It is an innovative interpretation of Western absurd drama classics with Chinese Kun Opera.

It was reported today that China and France signed a cooperation document in Beijing on the 6th to cooperate on the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Chinese experts will participate in the restoration work of Notre Dame Cathedral.As a French landmark and a holy place in the hearts of Catholics, Notre Dame de Paris actually agreed to be repaired by atheist experts. It feels even more absurd than “The Chair”.There is no other way, who made us so skilled.

These two things remind me of the absurd comedy “The People’s Liberation Army Comes to Paris” directed by Jean Yanan. In the movie, France’s sugar-coated bombs are too fierce and the People’s Liberation Army cannot handle it. But the reality is that China is very powerful and the French cannot handle it.

But this is nothing remarkable. After all, the French gave up resistance in 44 days during World War II. For the French, giving up resistance immediately is a long-standing historical tradition.

Published at: Dec 6, 2019 · Modified at: Nov 21, 2025