Macron Makes ‘No Apology’ For China Trip Comments As EU Leadership Warms To ‘Anti-US’ Message

French President Emmanuel Macron’s message of building “strategic autonomy” away from the United States – which to Washington’s dismay he voiced loudly during his visit with Xi Jinping in China (at a very awkward moment too given Taiwan happenings) – is naturally gaining positive reception in Europe, where chair of the European Council Charles Michel hailed “a leap forward on strategic autonomy compared to several years ago.” But Macron has still created confusion and division among some European allies, particularly