On Tuesday, in a speech opening a debate on China at the European Parliament, he said: “Taiwan is clearly part of our geostrategic perimeter to guarantee peace.
“It is not only for a moral reason that an action against Taiwan must necessarily be rejected. It is also because it would be, in economic terms, extremely serious for us, because Taiwan has a strategic role in the production of the most advanced semiconductors,” he said.
Macron’s comments, coming after a visit to China, sparked criticism from some politicians in both the United States and inside the European Union.
