French president Macron causes stir with Taiwan comment during China visit
In an interview with French newspaper Les Echos and Politico during his three-day visit to China last week, Macron said “the worst thing would be to think that we Europeans must become followers on this topic and adapt to the American rhythm or a Chinese overreaction.”
China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control. Taiwan’s government strongly objects to China’s claims.China’s military drills encircle Taiwan as ‘stern warning’ after Tsai’s U.S. visit German MP for the Bundestag’s foreign committee Norbert Roettgen said in a tweet that Macron had “managed to turn his China trip into a PR coup for Xi and a foreign policy disaster for Europe.” He added that the French president was “increasingly isolating himself in Europe.”
In a video posted on Twitter, U.S. senator Marco Rubio drew parallels with the conflict in Ukraine – on which Macron hopes to enlist the help of China.
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