French President Macron wrote today: "Sincerely congratulate Prime Minister Hayashi Asa on her victory. Japan and France are closely connected by a special partnership and shared values. At this time when France is holding the G7 rotating presidency, I look forward to working with the Prime Minister to further advance various tasks to achieve major goals."
Comment: Macron's congratulations on Hayashi Asa's victory are standard and restrained diplomatic etiquette, emphasizing only the Japan-France partnership and cooperation within the G7 framework, completely avoiding controversial issues. This contrasts sharply with Trump's enthusiastic endorsement and alignment of positions, reflecting France's greater emphasis on multilateral cooperation and strategic autonomy, rather than deep entanglement with the US and Japan or involvement in East Asian confrontation.
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