'Are 'liberté, égalité, fraternité' out of fashion?' Taiwan parliament speaker You Si-kun writes on Facebook, referring to the French president's recent comments about Taiwan.
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Comments by French President Emmanuel Macron on Taiwan are puzzling, a senior Taiwanese politician said, wondering whether France’s founding ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity are now out of fashion.that was meant to showcase European unity on China policy, cautioned against being drawn into a crisis over Taiwan driven by an “American rhythm and a Chinese overreaction.”
Taiwan parliament speaker You Si-kun, writing on Facebook late Tuesday, April 11, above a screengrab of a report about Macron’s comments on Taiwan, questioned the French commitment to freedom. “Is it OK just to ignore this once it’s part of the constitution? Or can advanced democratic countries ignore the lives and deaths of people in other countries?” added You, one of the founders of Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party. “The actions of President Macron, a leading international democracy, leave me puzzled.”since Saturday, April 8, after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen returned from a trip to the United States, where she met US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
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