Macron insists EU should not be US 'vassal': Is the French president isolated?
Macron insists that the French line on Taiwan has not changed. But China hawks in Europe and America have continued to criticise him, saying that he has weakened the West's position vis-à-vis Xi Jinping. Adding to the tensions, the Chinese ambassador to France has questioned the sovereignty of ex-Soviet states, something that has caused uproar in the EU.