Emmanuel Macron’s statements during and after his visit to China continue to “make a lot of noise”

The Elysée Palace tried to clarify the situation, stating that Emmanuel Macron had never called on Europe to keep an even distance from the United States and China. However, his statements continue to be the subject of press commentary around the world. “The controversy is not about to die down”, predicts “La Tribune de Geneve”. Germany’s “Die Welt” goes so far as to guarantee that “a wave of indignation is about to break out against the French president” and does not hesitate to even talk about sending Macron “to hell”. An expert in geostrategy, asked in the article in “Die Welt”, believes that the “Macron method” entails two problems: First of all, a problem of timing and then the fact that he speaks on behalf of Europe. From here, adds another German newspaper, “Der Spiegel”, the question arises: “is it a provocation or a diplomatic slip?”. The Italian newspaper “La Repubblica” answers directly: “A blunder, which is not the only one”, say those close to the head of state…”Defending the path of peace is the role that Macron has chosen since the beginning of the Russian aggression in Ukraine. This idea has become for him a kind of personal obsession which, according to some members of the Macronist current, hides a secret: obtaining the Nobel Peace Prize just like other political leaders before him who led things to the signing of historic armistices”. But it was immediately seen that such possible ambitions are not to everyone’s liking.” with mistrust in other parts, as he tries to reshape not only his own country, but also the foundations of the international order that will emerge after the war in Ukraine”. “The New York Times”, under the title “From the red carpet to a niche”, asks – with reference to the new ideas enunciated these days by Macron – how Taiwanese democracy and freedom differ from Ukrainian freedom and democracy and how the threat differs the Russian autocracy from the threat of the Chinese autocracy, which supports Moscow?”.