Despite the statements made by French President Emmanuel Macron on Taiwan, which drew angry reactions in the United States, the White House confirmed today (Monday) that it has full confidence in the excellent relationship between Washington and Paris.
A spokesman for the US National Security Council, John Kirby, told reporters: “We are comfortable and have full confidence in our excellent bilateral relationship with France, and in the relationship that links President (Joe Biden) with President Macron,” adding: “The French are really in the process of engaging more in Indo-Pacific region.
In an interview published Sunday following a visit to China, Macron called on Europe not to enter into the logic of bloc against bloc.
In his interview with the French economic newspaper Les Echos, Macron stressed that the old continent should not belong to the United States or China with regard to Taiwan.
The grand reception that Beijing held for its guest received wide echoes in the United States, especially in the media.
The New York Times said in an analytical article of the French President's visit to China that Macron's visit undermines US efforts to contain China's influence.
While the Wall Street Journal described, in an editorial, the French president's position on Taiwan as a "failure."
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