French president’s remarks about Taiwan, too much consideration for China Criticism of European lawmakers | Reuters

French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with a French newspaper on April 10 that Europe had no interest in escalating the dispute over Taiwan and that it should become a “third pole” independent of the US and China. rice field. Archyde.com/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

[パリ １０日 ロイター] – French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with a French newspaper that Europe had no interest in escalating the dispute over Taiwan and should become a “third pole” independent of the US and China. In response to this, lawmakers from Western countries criticized him for giving too much consideration to China.

In an interview with French newspapers Les Echoes and Politico during a visit to China last week, Mr Macron said: “The worst thing is that we Europe will have to follow suit on this topic (over Taiwan) and adjust to the US rhythm and China’s overreaction. It’s regarding thinking you have to.”

Mr Roetgen, a member of the German parliament’s foreign affairs committee, tweeted that Mr Macron had “succeeded in turning a visit to China into a PR coup of Xi Jinping and a disaster of European foreign policy”. The French president criticized the move, calling it “more isolated in Europe”.

Senator Rubio, a Republican in the US Senate, said in a video posted on Twitter that if Europe “wouldn’t take sides with the US or China over Taiwan, then we shouldn’t take sides (on Ukraine) either.” bottom.