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Macron Hints At De-Dollarization, ‘Autonomy’ From US After Xi Meet
Emmanuel Macron doesn't want to pick sides.
During interviews published Sunday, but conducted while he was in China, Macron emphasized that Europe should pursue "strategic autonomy" to avoid becoming "vassals" in the event of a US-China confrontation.
I editorialized around Macron's three-day state visit to China last week. To the extent his optimism regarding Xi Jinping's alleged willingness to broker a fair peace between Kyiv and Moscow is genuine, it's extraordinarily naive. And that's why
France wishes it were important. Its threats sound hollow.
Foreign policy based primarily on short term domestic politics is generally a terrible idea….We do have legitimate differences- look at the US versus European colonization after WW2…This moment strikes me as very foolish- and grownups don’t get to be foolish..I think international politics is very treacherous, and I think we could easily find that Putin and Xi are right to smell weakness…