NATO’s plan to set up its first Asia liaison office in Japan has been held up after French President Emmanuel Macron once again voiced his objection. Why is Macron so resolute on this matter? Can he put an end to the NATO plan? Or is he the Sisyphus of Europe?

Host Tu Yun joins Harvey Dzodin, Senior Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, Dr. Cui Hongjian, Head of European Studies Department, China Institute of International Studies, and Mike Bastin, China observer and Senior Lecturer at the University of Southampton on this episode of Chat Lounge to find out the answer and more.