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The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opens tomorrow September 21 in the shadow of AUKUS, the new alliance between the US, Australia and the UK [announced](/us-china-conflic-south-china-sea/) last Thursday, September 16. That announcement, presented as a pact against Chinese aggression, predictably rankled China but it also rattled Paris. All this quickly degenerated into an enduring diplomatic row between two old allies against China, France and the U.S. By Friday, France had taken the unusual step of recalling its ambassadors from both the US and Australia over the weekend for consultations. Why is France, one of America’s oldest allies, so upset, and...
