Wednesday, 28 May 2025 () French President Emmanuel Macron met his Indonesian counterpart on Wednesday, seeking to deepen trade and defence ties with Southeast Asia's largest economy on the second leg of a three-country tour promoting France as a balancing power between the US and China. - 'Power for peace' - In Vietnam Tuesday, Macron presented France as a "power of peace and balance", committed to an international order "based on law".
French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in Vietnam for the first leg of a bold Southeast Asia tour aimed at positioning France as a third force between China and the US. Visiting Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore, Macron seeks energy deals, nuclear partnerships, and influence in Indo-Pacific...
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