The week Macron’s grand diplomatic project floundered
A furore over the French president’s remarks on Taiwan has left him isolated on the world stage as well as at home.
Paris/St Malo | The low point in a dire week for President Emmanuel Macron came during a press conference on Wednesday when a reporter confronted him with a jibe from an old adversary: Donald Trump.
The former US president, who alternately embraced and clashed with his French counterpart, had taken issue with Macron’s state visit to Beijing this month. “Macron, who’s a friend of mine, is over with China kissing [Xi’s] ass,” Trump told Fox News.
Financial Times
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