Sky News host Chris Kenny says on his way home from China, French President Emmanuel Macron “unloaded” on the United States, on its role in the world, in an interview.
“He’s gone out of his way, just days after the Chinese military were intimidating Taiwan, Macron went out of his way to say that Europe should not have a position on
Taiwan,” he said.“Nothing about supporting the democratic, prosperous and free people of Taiwan, and nothing about standing up to the authoritarian bullies in Beijing.”
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