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getready

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Looks like France is going to be electing a far right politician. If the difference between the two in polls now is in single digits, you can bet a lot of people who don't publically admit to being racist are going to vote for her in the voting station.
Wat is her expected foreign policy like towards China, Russia and US in comparison to macron?
 

SanWenYu

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Xi had a video conference call with the EU leaders Charles Michel and Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen in evening on April 1, Beijing time, according to Xinhua.

Short of calling EU a puppet, Xi urges the EU to have independent view and policies on China.

The China-EU comprehensive agreement on investment was not mentioned in the Chinese report by Xinhua.

中方对欧政策保持稳定连贯,希望欧方形成自主的对华认知,奉行自主的对华政策,同中方一道,推动中欧关系行稳致远,为动荡的世界局势提供一些稳定因素。
中国将坚定不移深化改革、扩大开放,欢迎欧洲企业来华投资兴业,希望欧方为中国企业赴欧投资发展提供公平、透明、非歧视性的环境
米歇尔和冯德莱恩表示,中国是世界上的重要一极力量,欧方高度重视中国的国际地位和作用,重视发展对华关系。长期以来欧中关系都是互利共赢的,双方都致力于捍卫和平,维护多边主义。当前国际形势下,欧中加强对话合作非常重要。欧方重申坚持一个中国原则,期待同中方坦诚交流,延续欧中关系良好发展势头,愿同中方持续深化经贸、投资、能源、绿色发展等各领域合作,共同应对新冠肺炎疫情、气候变化、生物多样性保护等全球性挑战,为促进世界和平、经济增长和共同繁荣作出努力。欧方愿为中方成功举办《生物多样性公约》缔约方大会第十五次会议第二阶段会议提供支持合作。
双方领导人认为,此次会见开诚布公、坦诚深入,增进了相互了解,也达成了不少共识,同意继续加强沟通交流,开展协调合作。

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Strangelove

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Kazakhstan smells weakness from Russia

“Russia wants us to support them but we don’t recognize Crimea, or Donbas. Yes, we are in a union with Russia but it doesn’t apply to this situation. We won’t help Russia avoid US and EU sanctions.” - Deputy chair of the presidential administration in Kazakhstan. This is huge."

Let's wait a bit for confirmation, could be US fake news, this Nishanov person is based in Washington DC, so....

And throwing out some title "Deputy chair of the presidential administration" sounds a bit funny, like "the deputy vice-premier of the CPC" now declares China should resolutely support US and NATO, and that Russia sucks.

I had a quick scan of English Kazak news sites, doesn't mention anything related to this.
 

FriedButter

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Wat is her expected foreign policy like towards China, Russia and US in comparison to macron?
Well 5 years ago, she blamed Asia for France industrial base being exported and in 2021 she called for France to confront China in the Indo-pacific.

For Russia, she has more or less been neutral or friendly and wants diplomatic solutions over Ukraine but that is only because she wants to use Russia against China. “Don’t push Russia into China arms.” - Le Pen Jan 2022.

The German Navy Chief also said Berlin needs Russia against China before he got sacked. Seems to me NATO wanted to blackmail Russia with Ukraine over China.
 

getready

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Singapore not taking side but playing both sides ? Hardly.

Singapore's Changi Naval Base hosts US warships that can be used to blockade the Malacca Strait. And Singapore allows her air base to be used by US and Australian submarine chasers to fly all over South China Sea. Not exactly what a neutral country would do.
They are not a neutral country. Singapore buy a alot of military hardware from US too. But as a tiny nation, the foreign policy has been mostly non controversial to stay away from trouble, they are still mostly aligned with US though.

However they do wish to stay out of the conflict between US and China. In the past they have been cautious about speaking out, to not offend either side, but we are seeing quite a shift in recent years. Probably pressured by US, or LHL feeling he needs to assert himself, or other reasons, Singapore have been more willing to lecture China than before. Let us see how this will play out.
 

Overbom

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Let's wait a bit for confirmation, could be US fake news, this Nishanov person is based in Washington DC, so....

And throwing out some title "Deputy chair of the presidential administration" sounds a bit funny, like "the deputy vice-premier of the CPC" now declares China should resolutely support US and NATO, and that Russia sucks.

I had a quick scan of English Kazak news sites, doesn't mention anything related to this.
I don't think its fake. Just some days ago:

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Kazakhstan does not wish to be behind any new Iron Curtain that Russia may seek to erect, the country’s deputy foreign minister has said, as Astana treads a fine line amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine
Vassilenko also said companies exiting Russia due to the war in Ukraine were welcome to move their production to Kazakhstan.
Countries should not come merely to avoid sanctions against Russia, “but all companies with a good reputation that want to move their production here are welcome”, Vassilenko said
 

getready

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Even if one prefers to talk to folks like that for crucial matters, then better prepare oneself to talk cordially yet firmly while having a big stick. I don't mind to act nicely and politely yet firmly, but make sure being backed by sufficient hard power, such power may be needed to convince them that you are serious, strong, determined... thus they can't play Mafiosi style against you. Due to history and values, those folks definitely appreciate more the hard power... I may say that they only appreciate an overwhelming hard power! Therefore among others China need to build way more "wind farms" in the western regions! And some further East Wind tech upgrades should be helpful. Btw China should be quite alert on bio attacks. According to
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The bioweapon and biolabs are a concern for China. Prof Jin canrong is talking about this in his latest video. Apparently most in Ukraine are funded by DoD.
 
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