With his remarks on Taiwan and European “strategic autonomy”, Emmanuel Macron once again arouses the incomprehension of his allies
This speech by Emmanuel Macron could be an opportunity for him to clarify his controversial remarks made on his return from his official trip to China last week, about Taiwan and European “strategic autonomy”.
In a joint interview granted to the economic daily The echoes as well as the site Politico from his plane bringing him back from China, published on Sunday, the French president called on the European Union not to be “followers” on the question of Taiwan, adapting to the “American Rhythm” or to a “on Chinese reaction”enjoining him not to “to enter into a block-to-block logic”, and to “less dependent on Americans” in defence.
After his remarks on the ” brain death “ of NATO, at the end of 2019, then the attempts at strategic dialogue with Russia, without any consultation with the European partners, the French president once again generates general irritation, in the United States and among his neighbors on the continent. In Taiwan, it is concern that prevails.