Macron’s faux pas and Beijing’s trap
. When asked by reporters, Mr. McCarthy rejoined that he saw no problem with Mr. Macron meeting with Mr. Xi. In times of escalating geopolitical tensions, what is needed is more, not less, dialogue among world leaders – friends and foes alike.Mr. Xi had journeyed to Moscow
That Mr. Macron would choose to speak with Mr. Xi was an act that is perfectly in line with what heads of state should do. Mr. Macron’s main mistake was to travel to Beijing, where he was given a highly choreographed hero’s welcome replete with military displays at Tiananmen Square. To add insult to injury, Mr. Macron and his advisers made it clear prior to departing for Beijing that they would not raise the issue of Taiwan with Mr. Xi, another faux pas that raised questions about unity – this time over the future of Taiwan – within the democratic camp. He did so at a time when it should be made clear to the despotic regimes in Beijing and Moscow that, for the democratic world, the issues of Taiwan and Ukraine are non-zero-sum and indivisible.
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