The success of efforts to fend off damage to Carrefour, which has 112 shops in China, has become a litmus test of the ability of the Beijing government to contain protests foreign targets generally.

• 中国政府能否成功避免（抗议活动）对家乐福造成伤害，已成为检验中国政府能否遏制普遍针对外国人抗议活动的试金石。