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The result, a mediocre comedy podcast.

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It is hard to overstate how, quote, badly he mangled both the symbolism and the messaging around its carefully planned China trip.

That according to the Financial Times, which goes on to say,

not only did Macron have a little to show from his efforts to convince Xi to limit his support for Russia.

He created a diplomatic uproar with an interview on the flight home in which he called on Europe to develop its own stance,

independent of the US to deal with tensions between Beijing and Taiwan.

What was Macron thinking?

What was I thinking in trying to pronounce Macron other than Macron?

But really, what was he after?

Was there ever as bad an own goal in international diplomacy as a guy not directly involved in an issue interloping into that issue?

An issue not extremely vital to his own country's interests yet,

setting affairs back in every single way.

Well, it turns out affairs weren't set back in every way.

There was one area where Macron's meeting with China bore fruit.

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