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Macron Proposes 'Third Way' During Bangladesh Visit

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SEP 2023
Image copyright: Emmanuel Macron [via X]
story last updated SEP 2023

The Spin

Pro-China narrative

France's waning colonial influence in the Asia-Pacific has prompted Macron to desperately claim that PRC efforts to assist regional development amount to new imperialism as if they were similar to aggressive US moves. Such allegations are reminiscent of previous smear campaigns against China's international cooperation, revealing that Western powers unfairly judge Beijing by their standards.

Global Times

Anti-China narrative

Under its long-standing foreign policy tradition of serving as a balancing power, France seeks to offer a viable alternative for countries not interested in the US-China zero-sum game in the Asia-Pacific. However, even if Paris has refrained from describing China as an adversary, France has used "naval diplomacy" to show Beijing that Chinese actions threaten its overseas national territories.

Internationale Politik Quarterly

Metaculus Prediction


Establishment split

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