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French President Macron promotes European defense autonomy in the Netherlands amid protests over his pension reform
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French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe should not get "caught up in crises that are not ours" Comments came in an interview on a trip to China that was meant to showcase European unity on China policy. Macron called for the EU to reduce its dependence on the US and to become a "third pole".
People familiar with Macron's thinking said he was happy Beijing had at least waited until he was out of Chinese airspace before launching the simulated 'Taiwan encirclement' exercise.
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sources
- 1.CNA News
- 2.Le Monde
- 3.France 24
- 4.The Washington Post
- 5.El Paìs
- 6.The Times
- 7.Radio Zet
- 8.Les Echos
- 9.New Bloom
- 10.Politico
- 11.El Pais
- 12.Reuters
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.Chinese Foreign Policy
- 3.French Foreign Policy
- 4.France under Emmanuel Macron
- 5.Political status of Taiwan
- 6.European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen
- 7.European defense
- 8.US-EU relations
- 9.Scholz Coalition in Germany
countries
- 1.Taiwan, Province of China
- 2.Canada
- 3.China
- 4.Netherlands
- 5.United States
- 6.France
- 7.Russian Federation
- 8.Ukraine
- 9.Poland
- 10.Australia
- 11.Brazil
- 12.Czechia
organizations
- 1.European Union
- 2.Rijksmuseum
- 3.White House
- 4.University of Miami
- 5.Amare
- 6.Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- 7.US State Department
- 8.European Commission
- 9.Republican Party
- 10.Foundation for Strategic Research
persons
- 1.Emmanuel Macron
- 2.Johannes Vermeer
- 3.Mark Rutte
- 4.Brian Hioe
- 5.Neville Chamberlain
- 6.Marcin Przydacz
- 7.Ivo Daalder
- 8.June Teufel Dreyer
- 9.Antoine Bondaz
- 10.Mateusz Morawiecki
- 11.Tsai Ing-Wen
- 12.Jacques Chirac