Time to write NATO off

France’s Macron signals move away from US dominance as China humiliates the EU
The faction directing the United States is no longer in charge of the world, and its former allies are making plans for a future beyond the horizon of its fading dominance.
Presidente francês Emmanuel Macron Photo by Hannibal Hanschke - Pool/Getty Images

Tue Apr 11, 2023 - 8:44 pm EDT

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(LifeSiteNews) — With the return from China of Emmanuel Macron from a lavish state visit, the latest Chinese diplomatic offensive becomes clear.

Following the three day visit, the French leader made a surprise statement to journalists on the plane home, in which he said that Europe should not follow the U.S. over Taiwan – and may abandon the dollar.
Rubio responds



Former Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio took to Twitter to explain the implications of this new position. Namely, why should the U.S. continue to bankroll NATO? Why, indeed, should it even concern itself with “European security” at all?


But, if our allies’ position—if, in fact, Macron speaks for all of Europe, and their position now is they’re not gonna pick sides between the U.S. and China over Taiwan—maybe we shouldn’t be picking sides either. Maybe we should basically say we’re gonna focus on Taiwan and the threats China poses, and you guys handle Ukraine and Europe.

This is how Rubio sees the ongoing war in Ukraine, in which U.S.-backed NATO created an army to combat Russia. That army has been destroyed, and the war aims of the U.S. in Ukraine look more distant than ever. Against expectations, Russia shows no sign of economic collapse, and unlike the West does not struggle to resupply either troops – or ammunition.

Macron’s call for European Home Rule has opened a window of opportunity for a U.S. exit from the war with Russia, allowing the neoconservative deep state to move on to a war with China.
EU leader on the sidelines

The European Union (EU) Commission leader Ursula von der Leyen was humiliated in several ways during her visit – her treatment perhaps reflecting the fact that she is not a head of state and has won no election.

Whilst Macron enjoyed six hours with Chinese President Xi Jinping, including a trip to the Chinese leader’s parental home in Guangzhou, Von Der Leyen was excluded from some state events and was sent home early.

Von der Leyen, who is the de facto leader of the EU, appeared to threaten China in a speech in the week before the visit.


How China continues to interact with Putin’s war will be a determining factor for EU-China relations going forward…

Von der Leyen went on to challenge China over Taiwan, her speech a warning to the Chinese that Ursula is watching. Her remarks to Xi concerning Taiwan seem reasonable in isolation, but bizarre when considered against EU support for the proxy war with Russia.


The use of force to change the status quo is unacceptable and it is important that the tensions that might occur should be resolved through dialogue…

The Chinese have submitted a realistic peace plan for Ukraine, whilst Von der Leyen arms Ukraine and insists that the Russians must simply leave the battlefield and go home.

The importance of the EU Commission and its leader was demonstrated by the Chinese response.