“Xi ejected Ursula from important talks because he wanted to put Macron on the spot . .
During his visit Macron promised to join China’s Belt and Road Forum. He also agreed with China that it was time to settle the Ukrainian crisis “through diplomatic means to achieve lasting peace in Europe.”
Macron even went so far as to basically agree to ditch NATO and join the BRICS alliance and their proposal for mutual security. That is why Xi and Macron decided to “deepen exchanges” between the Chinese Army and French units in the Asia-Pacific. Macron also promised not to support Taiwan in any US-provoked crisis there.
The other important point about the Macron visit is that both the Iranian and Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministers were in China at the same time where they had meetings with their French counterparts. This is a clear sign the French were being told either to join the BRICS or get cut off from Middle Eastern oil.
To sweeten the deal, China said Europe should be “an independent pole in a multipolar world.” This plays into long-held French support of European independence.
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