Originally Posted by
Ninthace
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?
Just what militarily could France do to oppose Chinese aggression? “Stop or I’ll yell stop again”. The only thing Macron can do (and it’s now) is reinforce the level of isolation China will suffer should it invade.