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France will pursue a balancing strategy towards China

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: FRANCE
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: France China EUR EU Germany United States

Topical: economy industry international relations politics foreign investment foreign policy foreign trade government automobile climate defence technology war fiscal security
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2023), "France will pursue a balancing strategy towards China", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB281324

Friday, August 18, 2023

Significance

President Emmanuel Macron wants to maintain dialogue with President Xi Jinping as well as boost trade relations between the two countries. When it comes to defence and security, he has adopted a more assertive stance towards Beijing.

Impacts

French and German economic interests will make it hard for the EU to realise its ‘de-risking’ agenda for China.
France will look to seek more investment from Taiwan, especially in the area of battery production.
The EU will come under greater pressure to chose between the United States and China should Donald Trump win the next US election.

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