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China slams Macron over 'unacceptable' comments on Taiwan and Ukraine
Source: Politico.eu
China denounced comments by French President Emmanuel Macron comparing Beijing's dispute over Taiwan to Moscow's aggression in Ukraine.
Read more: https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-ukraine-taiwan-china-war-israel-gaza-shangri-la/
On re-edit, oops, didn't realize article below is paywalled, apologies.
On edit: similar article from Reuters--
[link:https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-bristles-macron-linking-ukraine-defence-taiwan-threats-2025-05-31/]
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China slams Macron over 'unacceptable' comments on Taiwan and Ukraine (Original Post)
GJGCA
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ananda
(31,921 posts)1. I like Macron on this. He's with Zelensky, and
they appear to be the leaders of the free world now.
Marcuse
(8,453 posts)2. Macron is right.
Russia says Ukraine is an internal affair:
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/877224
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lseih/2020/07/01/there-is-no-ukraine-fact-checking-the-kremlins-version-of-ukrainian-history/
cabotnn22
(130 posts)3. Macron is right
There is no reason why Taiwan shouldn't be recognized by the international community as a country. I believe only 12 nations recognize it as a country. It should be allowed into the UN.
electric_blue68
(21,608 posts)4. Pfffbbbtttt, Chinese Government. TY, Macron.