French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe should not merely be “America’s followers” on issues like China-Taiwan tensions. See potential bias and similarities in coverage from washingtonpost, ForeignPolicy and dcexaminer: Macron China
sparked controversy on Saturday by saying Europe should assert its “sovereignty” and not merely be “America’s followers” on issues like China-Taiwan tensions. , Macron said, “The worst thing would be to think that we Europeans must become followers” on the topic of Taiwan, and “take our cue from the U.S. agenda and a Chinese overreaction.
” Both American and French officials reaffirmed the countries’ alliance in separate statements. Macron was widely panned in Europe for his remarks. He drew particularly sharp criticism from U.S. Republicans, including former President Donald Trump. Rep. Chris Smith said, “If France is truly committed to abandoning democratic nations in favor of a brutal communist regime, the United States must reassess its posture toward France.
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