The 'Macron Doctrine' goes to Asia..Autonomy with partners, steady on China

From Japan Times:
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The 'Macron Doctrine' goes to Asia: Autonomy with partners, steady on
China
The French president calls for a 'third way' in the Indo-Pacific
He presented a vision that he has consistently held since taking office
in 2017 — restoring France and Europe's global influence and relevance
amid the great power competition through “strategic autonomy” — a term
he repeated more than 10 times in his speech. This ambition, termed by
some analysts as the "Macron Doctrine," is based on a sense of deep
crisis since the establishment of the post-1945 world order.
In Singapore, he has anchored his vision in both the Gaullist legacy and
Asian strategic culture. He recalled Gen. de Gaulle's historic 1966
speech in Phnom Penh, where the general championed the independence of
nations, particularly Cambodia, within the Cold War context.
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