As in 2019 with his sentence on the "
brain death
" of NATO, Emmanuel Macron triggered, on his return from China, a storm among his allies, who accuse him of breaking transatlantic solidarity.
By fearing, in front of journalists, that Europe would find itself "
dragged into crises that are not its own"
such as in Taiwan, and start
"following American policy, by a kind of panic reflex"
, the President French, who has always defended a
"third way"
for the continent
in the region, casts doubt on France's attitude in the event of a Chinese war in Taiwan.
“The question posed to us Europeans is the following. Do we have an interest in speeding up the subject of
Taiwan
?
No.
The worst thing would be to think that we Europeans should follow suit on this subject and adapt to the American rhythm and a Chinese overreaction.
The French president also said that Europe must reduce its dependence on the United States
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