It turns out that France has such a plan, wanting to establish a new alliance with Asian countries, but China is not included in this new alliance! According to the report of Singapore Lianhe Zaobao on May 31, French President Macron stated at the Shangri-La Dialogue that the main risk facing the world today is the division between the two superpowers, the United States and China. Europe and Asian countries should join hands to establish an independent new alliance that does not take sides or be bullied.

Macron claimed that if we take sides in the competition between the US and China, it will strangle the global order. Asia and Europe have common interests to ensure that this global order is not destroyed. The era of non-alignment has undoubtedly passed. A positive new alliance must be established to ensure that our countries are not caught in the crossfire due to an unbalanced connection with the superpowers. Clearly, President Macron of France laid out his own strategy at the Shangri-La Dialogue.

The commendable aspect of this strategy from France is that it will not take sides between the US and China. However, we also see another intention of France, which is to court Asian countries, especially Southeast Asian countries, to form a new alliance to safeguard its own interests. But clearly, France does not intend to include us in it. Of course, how France wants to act is its own business, but such a proposition should not come at the expense of our interests. Furthermore, we are somewhat disappointed with France's proposition.

What does the division of the two great powers mean? It is clearly the United States that is suppressing us. The US launched a trade war by breaking rules, but France seems to lack basic judgment on this issue. In France's view, its conception may be that only by not taking sides between the US and China and expanding cooperation with countries other than the US and China can Europe be in a more advantageous position and face the current situation more skillfully. Undoubtedly, this is France's choice. However, if France really achieves European independence through this, we would certainly welcome it.

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