For more on Merkel's refugee policy and security measures, We are joined by Jiang Shixue, deputy chief of European Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Welcome to our studio.

Q1. The terror attacks have put an increasingly critical spotlight on Merkel's controversial refugee policy, but she has repeatedly rejected calls to reverse her government's stance. As things stand, why is her government continuing to grant asylum protection to so many refugees?

Q2. Meanwhile, Merkel has issued a nine-point security plan. What do you make of it? Can these measures root out terrorism?