French President Emmanuel Macron has launched a blistering attack on China’s aggressive maneuvers in the South China Sea, warning of growing instability as tensions with the Philippines hit a boiling point.
In a stunning diplomatic broadside, Macron not only condemned Beijing’s escalating maritime assertiveness but also took aim at what he called the “longstanding dominance” of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region.
Macron warns US and the Indo-Pacific not to abandon Ukraine at the expense of focusing on China
Macron said that any shifts to developing a more hard-line deterrent stance in the Indo-Pacific is still tied to how the world — and particularly the West — treats other critical issues.
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