Macron wants Europe to become ‘third superpower’ following meeting with Xi Jinping
French President Emmanuel Macron said he supports “strategic autonomy” for Europe, which he wants to become a “third superpower” to avoid getting dragged into a confrontation between China and the United States over Taiwan. Speaking to POLITICO on his way back from a trip to China, Macron said the risk Europe faces is getting “caught up in crises that are not ours, which prevents it from building its strategic autonomy.”