Originally Posted by
West Coast
The US position is Taiwan’s independence must be respected. Is Macron’s position different?
I do not know. Publicly they are similar but I would question the depth of commitment of the US and Europe, with Macron’s influence, in terms of delivery on that promise. Would either of them actually take the bullet for Taiwan? Would either of them go to war over it? I suspect the US might push harder than Europe (depending on who is President) especially as Macron is already making the right noises from the Chinese perspective. But is this a quid pro quo for China taking a position on Ukraine and using its influence on Russia, as Macron asked them to?