International Legislators Condemn French President’s ‘Ill-Judged’ Remarks on Taiwan

French President Emmanuel Macron waits for European Commission president Ursula van der Leyen before a working lunch, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 3, 2023. Aurelien Morissard/AP Photo

The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance in China (IPAC) on April 10 denounced French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks that urged Europe to stay out of the conflict between the United States and China over Taiwan.

IPAC members said they were dismayed by Macron’s “ill-judged” remarks that disregarded Taiwan’s role in the global economy and undermined the international community’s efforts to maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait.