PART 2
In addition to economic turmoil and geopolitical turmoil, the third major turmoil we are now experiencing is undoubtedly the technological revolution turmoil.
Big data Internet, social media, artificial intelligence, when big intelligence spreads out in globalization, the progress of information technology is developing at an unprecedented speed.
One problem with the globalization of intelligence is the globalization of emotion, violence, and even hatred. The technological revolution has brought us profound anthropological changes, and it has also created a new space for us, a space that requires human beings to re-examine and formulate rules.
This is a new technology rule space that the world has never touched, and it is also a rule of the Internet international order that everyone should agree with and participate in.
But before this new set of rules is fully established, the new technological revolution has brought us not only economic imbalances, but also anthropological class contradictions and ideological contradictions.
Ultimately, it will bring heavy tearing and instability to our proud democracy. All the envoys here can see that economic turmoil, geopolitical turmoil, information technology turmoil, and democratic turmoil.
All these upheavals are happening at the same time, but what do we do? What do we need to do now? Are we going to continue to be viewers, to be commentators, or to take on the responsibilities we have to take?
But one thing is for sure, if we all lose our political imagination and let the habits of the past decades or even centuries dictate our strategies, then we…
A president of a republic, a minister, a diplomat, a soldier, everyone in this room continues to do it the way it was in the past.
That is for sure, we're going to "lose control." And after "out of control", what awaits us is to disappear.
Civilization fades away, Europe fades away, and the moment of Western hegemony fades away with it.
Ultimately, the world will revolve around two poles: America and China, and Europe will have to choose between these two rulers.
Europe, will lose control completely, so I believe in only one thing so far, and that is bravery -- the political strategy of daring to break through and take risks.
This kind of political strategy, which is different from the old Europe in the past, will lead to the failure of many things now, and there are also a large number of commentators in the country, and critics say that it will not succeed.
But what is fatal is not the comments and criticisms, but the loss of "brave heart" and "imaginative thinking", and I think that only by trying some brave and imaginative politics can profoundly reflect the French national spirit, the best method.
Only France can re-establish a profound European civilization; only France can consider the issue of European survival from the perspective of European strategy and international politics.
The French spirit is a tenacious spirit of resistance and the pursuit of a different world. The spirit of resistance will never succumb to the inevitability and adaptability of affairs.
This kind of implementation is carried out in the extraordinary spirit of the French people's soul, and it has shaped the historical trend that only France can change the historical trend that Europe is gradually being swallowed by "two poles".
Next, France will have several important agenda directions. The first is the "Eurasian Agenda".
France will promote a better integration of China's new Silk Road with the European Connectivity Strategy, but this integration must be done with respect for our sovereignty and rules.
Ten years ago, we made some mistakes in the integration of Europe and Asia. When Europe was dealing with the major financial crisis, in order to obtain assistance, it was forced to carry out privatization to reduce some of Europe's sovereignty.
From Italy in the south to England in the north, but we don't blame smart Chinese, we can only blame ourselves for being stupid. In addition, in the face of the rise of China, France must also establish a "French strategy" with the United States in the Indo-Pacific region.
This is a "supplement" to France's strategy of welcoming China's Silk Road. If we help our opponent in one place, then we have to check and balance it in other places. This is the usual way of politics.
France must establish "French influence" in the Indo-Pacific region to balance the rise of China's power in the region. After all, France has millions of residents and nearly 10,000 soldiers in the region.
France wants to become one of the main maritime powers in the sea. The second important agenda of France is to give priority to the establishment of European sovereignty.
I have talked to many people that European sovereignty is by no means an empty word, but we have already made the mistake of leaving the voice of sovereignty to the nationalists.
Nationalists by no means represent our sovereignty, which is a good word, and represents the core of our democracy. But if the government loses control over everything, there will be nothing left for sovereignty.
So nationalists have the right to have their voices heard, but they in no way represent European sovereignty.
For decades, Europe has built a strong and friendly market, but at the same time, we are also the most open and naive. And when we discuss European sovereignty, we must also include the United Kingdom very deeply. Regardless of the final outcome of BREXIT, European sovereignty includes the United Kingdom.
The other direction of European sovereignty is national defense. Regarding European defense, there has been no progress since the 1950s, and it is even forbidden to discuss.
But it's time to build an initiative with more national defense sovereigns, relying on European funds and European armies. I think this is the best time in decades to discuss "European defense sovereignty", which requires all the envoys here to work harder.
Another focus of European sovereignty is Europe's thinking about borders, which will also extend to the topic of population and immigration.
As Europe has experienced an unprecedented migration crisis since 2015, we must move away from the emergency management regime for refugees in order to create a sustainable talent landing mechanism.
More importantly, we should work with the International Organization for Migration to revive the immigration filtering work we did in Paris.
The last part is about economic and financial sovereignty. We are now actively talking about Iran and continue to defend our claim to the Iranian agenda. But the U.S. dollar has its "speciality", even if we decide to protect Iran, our company will depend on the U.S. dollar to move forward.
Note, I'm not saying we have to fight the dollar, but we need to build a real "sovereignty of the euro". But this process is too slow, we are progressing too slowly! And in the establishment of digital currency, Europe also needs to reconsider, because digital currency will also affect future economic sovereignty.
Reconstructing European sovereignty, economic sovereignty, national defense sovereignty, and border sovereignty is the only way to truly strengthen European integration without interference from other countries outside.
Ladies and gentlemen, let us have a strong and coherent diplomacy, and at a time when Western hegemony is being challenged, we should use our respective political imaginations.
Take control of Europeans' own destiny and return control to our people. I count on you to play an important role in diplomacy, and I am grateful for these requests. I will always be by your side to keep France at the heart of leading a range of important political issues.
Make our envoys have a strong representative power all over the world to defend our national interests, surpass our national interests, and let our values spread all over the world.
I thank you!
Long live the Republic, Long live France!
- Emmanuel Macron
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Translated into English from Chinese language.
