Last month, French President Emmanuel Macron visited China, where he was warmly received. But - was this visit successful? What were Macron's goals? What does this mean about the France-China, and the larger EU-China relationship? And finally, where does strategic autonomy fit in?

Joining me to provide his insights is Alain.

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Alain's most recent piece: https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/is-france-backing-chinas-currency-against-the-us-dollar/

Feel free to check out more of Alain and his work:

https://europeanstudiesreview.files.wordpress.com/2023/02/esr-14-jan-2023.pdf

https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/olaf-scholzs-china-gamble/

https://thenewglobalorder.com/world-news/analysis-eu-energy-diversification-a-time-for-new-partnerships-the-case-of-the-kurdish-region-of-iraq/

And, if you're in the Brussels area and would like to be on the BRUBBLE podcast, please contact Simon at [email protected] or connect with me on twitter @simon_vanhoeve)!

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