Macron: Europe Should Reduce Reliance on U.S. Dollar, Avoid ‘Following America’ into Conflict with C

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Macron: Europe Should Reduce Reliance on U.S. Dollar, Avoid ‘Following America’ into Conflict with China

Kurt Zindulka 10 Apr 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron has argued that Europe needs its own “strategic autonomy” from the United States, potentially including its reliance on the dollar and should avoid following America into any conflict with China over Taiwan.

On the plane ride back to Paris from a three-day state visit with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping, President Emmanuel Macron once again expressed his desire for Europe to become the world’s “third superpower” and — of course — with France in the leadership position.

In an interview with the POLITICO website, Mr Macron, who is a leading proponent of the formation of a fully-fledged EU Army, emphasised the need for “strategic autonomy” for Europe from the whims of Washington. A key element of this for the French president would be ramping up the European defence infrastructure in order to reduce its reliance on American arms manufacturers.

More extraordinary, however, was Macron’s comments concerning the use of the dollar as the world reserve currency, saying that Europe should look to reduce its dependence on the “extraterritoriality of the U.S. dollar”. The comments would likely be music to the ears of those in Moscow and Beijing, both of whom have been seeking to undermine the petrodollar.

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https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/04/10/macron-says-europe-should-reduce-reliance-on-u-s-dollar-avoid-following-america-into-conflict-with-china/

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Sen. Marco Rubio Slams French President’s Call to ‘Break Away’ from U.S.: ‘Does Macron Speak for Europe?’

Slamming recent comments by French President Emmanuel Macron, who appeared to advocate a distancing of Europe from the U.S., Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) called to clarify whether other European nations stand by Macron’s position and to readjust our alliance in accordance.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/04/09/marco-rubio-slams-french-presidents-call-break-away-us-does-macron-speak-europe/

[Kamaji]

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France's Macron Humiliates Biden, Snubbing U.S. On China and Taiwan.
Jake Welch
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French President Emmanuel Macron said this weekend that European are not looking to be “caught up in crises that are not ours,” while claiming he is intent on “[reducing Europe’s] dependency on the United States,” to avoid being dragged into a conflict between the US and China.

POLITICO, which issued a bizarre disclaimer on its interview with the French President, reported the comments in a major blow for the Biden government. The corporate media had previously claimed that the presidency of Donald Trump would cause blowback from international allies, but the largest foreign policy problems have, in fact, emerged under Biden.

POLITICO’s disclaimer read:

As is common in France and many other European countries, the French President’s office, known as the Elysée Palace, insisted on checking and “proofreading” all the president’s quotes to be published in this article as a condition of granting the interview. This violates POLITICO’s editorial standards and policy, but we agreed to the terms in order to speak directly with the French president. POLITICO insisted that it cannot deceive its readers and would not publish anything the president did not say…

The practice is not, in fact, “common.”

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https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/04/09/frances-macron-humiliates-biden-snubbing-u-s-on-china-and-taiwan/

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So, we know which side the cheese-eating surrender monkeys are on.

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Kyle Becker
@kylenabecker
French president Emmanuel Macron returns from China and promptly drives a stake through the heart of Biden's foreign policy.
2:52 AM · Apr 10, 2023

@amuse
@amuse
China scared the living shit out of French President Macron - he came back ready to scuttle NATO, end the war in Ukraine, and abandon the dollar. What did Xi tell him?
7:50 AM · Apr 10, 2023

Wall Street Journal Opinion
@WSJopinion
Emmanuel Macron wants the U.S. to ride to Europe’s rescue against Russian aggression, but apparently take a vow of neutrality against Chinese aggression in the Pacific.
12:20 PM · Apr 10, 2023