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China’s President Xi Jinping (centre), French counterpart Emmanuel Macron (left) and European Commission President Ursula von de Leyen in Beijing on April 6, 2023.
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LONDON – At the end of a trip to Beijing in early April, French President Emmanuel Macron told journalists that the European Union should not be a “follower” of the United States’ policy on China,
His statement outraged many European politicians, who said that Europe cannot expect to keep getting US protection but offer no support to Washington in the Asia-Pacific region.
