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Emmanuel Macron has flown into a storm of criticism after he said Europe should not become a “vassal” and must avoid being drawn into any conflict between the US and China over Taiwan. The French president made the remarks in an interview on his plane after a three-day state visit to China, where he received a red carpet welcome by President Xi Jinping – a show of pageantry that alarmed some European China watchers. Speaking to reporters from Les Echos and Politico, Macron said Europe should be a third power in the world order, along with the US and China....
