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https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230412-macron-insists-france-won-t-be-us-vassal-on-taiwan-amid-status-quo-controversy
Macron doubles down on Taiwan comments, says France won't be
US 'vassal'
Macron -- wrapping up a state visit to the Netherlands during
which he has also faced protests over pension reforms -- said
France still backed the "status quo" on Taiwan.
But the French president appeared to stick by remarks in an
interview at the weekend, in which he said Europe should not
be a "follower" of either Washington or Beijing or get caught
up in any escalation.
"Being an ally does not mean being a vassal... doesn't mean
that we don't have the right to think for ourselves," Macron
told a press conference in Amsterdam with Dutch Prime Minister
. . .
So ............ Macron is now a CHINESE vassal.
France just became untrustworthy, in league with
large dangerous totalitarian enemies.
Macron has been leaning totalitarian lately, keen
to rule by edict. "Democracy ? France don't need
no fuckin' Democracy !"
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