Why Is This Major European Country Embracing China?

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 25, 2019. Xi was on a three-day state visit in France where he signed a series of bilateral and economic deals. Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images

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In December 2021, a number of countries, including the likes of Australia, the United States, and Canada, announced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics, which recently took place in China’s capital, Beijing.