Originally Posted by
Grumpy retiree
recceguy , it would be quite amusing if you are actually on Clipperton Island.
Because that about sums up the relevance of France to the Pacific.
Why does France try to hang on to its colonial past ?
Relations with France or the US ?
Difficult choice. Not.
Huh!?
Nothing to do with hanging to a colonial past, those territories figured out it was better staying French than trying the "independence" route. A lot of you French bashers are conveniently forgetting that France
rank #1 in maritime borders, contiguous zones and territorial waters.
Want it or not, they do have a say in the Pacific region.