'By arming China's budding invasion force, Macron undermines the fabric of one of the most important military alliances in history. What a disgrace & betrayal if US servicemembers end up on the receiving end of French military technology.' -MorganOrtagus
Visiting Beijing in a flaccid attempt to limit China’s support for the Russian army, Macron warned that Europe risks being"caught up in crises that are not ours, which prevents it from building strategic autonomy." One does not need to be a career diplomat to know the crisis Macron spoke of: a Chinese invasion of Taiwan and subsequent unified military response from the West.China is the only nation on Earth seeking a military confrontation with Taiwan.
Even more troubling was the announcement that Airbus, a French-headquartered manufacturer of civilian airliners, would sell China nearly 200 new passenger jets and build an assembly plant outside Tianjin. Airbus Helicopters also signed a lucrativeto supply dozens of new multirole helicopters that can make a round-trip visit to Taiwan without refueling.
U.S. companies do sell goods to China, but the sale of wares with potential military applications is restrained by the law and patriotic pragmatism. Not Airbus. The French company is not simply flying new jets and helicopters from Toulouse to Shanghai. It is teaching Chinese technicians the intricate choreography of modern aircraft construction, an art that took Americans and Europeans decades to master.
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