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EPISODE · Apr 12, 2023 · 49 MIN

France’s Macron opposes US cold war on China, wants independent Europe – but is it just rhetoric?

from Geopolitical Economy Report · host Ben Norton

France’s President Emmanuel Macron told Xi Jinping that he opposes the US war drive against China and wants an independent Europe with “strategic autonomy”. But he has made comments like this before, yet failed to challenge Washington’s hegemony. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kseAIrInKcM Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/11/france-macron-us-china-independent-europe Ukraine’s Zelensky admits he sabotaged Minsk peace deal with Russia, West blocked negotiations: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/10/ukraine-zelensky-minsk-peace-russia/ US invites authoritarian far-right regimes to ‘Summit for Democracy’: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/01/us-authoritarian-summit-for-democracy/

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