PARIS, April 3. /TASS/. During his visit to South Korea, French President Emmanuel Macron called for the formation of a "coalition of independence" to counter the unpredictability of the US and the alleged hegemony of China.
"I think our objective is not to be the vassals of two hegemonic powers. None of these hegemonic powers, I would say. And we don’t want to depend on the dominance of, let’s say, China, nor do we want to be too much exposed to the unpredictability of the US. Having such an agenda shared by [South] Korea, France, and bringing with us the other Europeans, Canada, Japan, India, Brazil, Australia, you start having a sort of third way," Macron said during a meeting with students at Seoul’s Yonsei University.
Commenting on the current US policy, the French president emphasized that countries bearing the greatest responsibility have begun to threaten the international order themselves.
Earlier, Macron stated in an interview with Japan’s NHK TV channel that France does not intend to tolerate "either Chinese or American hegemony" and wants to reduce its dependence on major powers.