Barely had the President of the European Commission and the President of the French Republic - a curious team of civil servant carp and political rabbit on a joint official trip from April 5 to 7, 2023 - left the territory of China when its President ordered a vast naval maneuver to encircle the island of Taiwan, which began on April 8 and ended on April 10.
Xi Jinping had not deigned to warn his guests Ursula von der Leyen and Emmanuel Macron of his intention to launch such a regional military exercise, involving twelve warships (including an aircraft carrier) and ninety-one planes.
The omnipotent leader of the world's leading demographic and manufacturing power had nevertheless received his guests with great courtesy,
This oversight of…
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