Marc Julienne

France Refocuses Its Indo-Pacific Strategy Amid a Shifting Global Order France’s new Indo-Pacific document centers on its territories and forging robust partnerships with regional powers – while sharpening criticism of China.

🇫🇷🌏 Missed France’s updated Indo-Pacific Strategy? @cpajon.bsky.social unpacks it in @thediplomat.com👇🏻
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25th EU-China summit - EU press release A joint EU press release was issued following the 25th EU-China summit in Beijing on 24 July 2025.

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🔴 Les affrontements de mai 2025, déclenchés après l’attentat de Pahalgam d'avril, représentent la plus grave escalade militaire entre l’Inde et le Pakistan depuis plus de 20 ans. Cette crise met en lumière des transformations profondes du conflit indo-pakistanais. ⤵️
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🏮 Assiste-t-on à une vague populiste au #Japon? L'archipel entre t-il dans une instabilité gouvernementale de long-terme?
👉 Retrouvez mon analyse des résultats des #élections partielles de dimanche dernier au Japon pour @ifri.bsky.social

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L'Ifri a eu l'honneur d'accueillir ce matin Jotham Napat, Premier ministre du #Vanuatu, pour de riches échanges sur la diplomatie climatique, la sécurité environnementale, le contexte géostratégique dans le pacifique insulaire et la relation bilatérale. 🇫🇷🇻🇺

🇹🇼 Alors que les tensions avec la Chine s’intensifient, Taïwan muscle sa préparation militaire et civile face à Pékin. L’île lance des exercices militaires inédits mobilisant 22 000 réservistes.

👉 @marcjulienne.bsky.social cité dans @lesechosfr.bsky.social

No EU readout from Wang's meeting with Antonio Costa today, just a tweet. There is a long Chinese readout, which shows the strategic comms fail from Brussels.

All reporting on this will be one-sided because only one side gives us their side.

Interestingly - Beijing's readout says Wang met VDL too

Pourquoi l’armée chinoise n’est pas (encore) l’égale de celle des États-Unis Malgré des percées technologiques dans plusieurs domaines, promues en fanfare sur les réseaux sociaux, les armes chinoises restent, pour le moment, à la traîne face à Washington.

🔎​ Pourquoi l'armée chinoise n'est pas (encore) l'égale de celle des États-Unis.

👉​ Retrouver l'analyse de @marcjulienne.bsky.social pour @lepoint.fr

📢 Élection de Lee Jae-myung en Corée du Sud : après des mois d'instabilité politique, le nouveau président fait face à une société divisée, une économie fragile et de nombreux défis internationaux (US, Corée du Nord, Chine)

🔎 Analyse d'Alexandre Hyam pour @ifri.bsky.social shorturl.at/ZEBSO

🇰🇷 Le nouveau président sud-coréen, Lee Jae-myung, hérite d’un pays clivé, en crise économique et à natalité historiquement basse. Il entend adopter une diplomatie « pragmatique » et il reste ouvert au dialogue avec la Corée du Nord.

Lire le Briefing ⤵️
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France to double stake in Eutelsat as Europe looks for rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink Deal risks leaving UK as bit-part player in OneWeb which government rescued from bankruptcy in 2020

The French government will more than double its stake in debt-laden satellite operator Eutelsat, in a state-led €1.35bn capital raising that will see Paris strengthen its hold on OneWeb, Europe’s answer to Elon Musk’s Starlink.

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🇫🇷​🌏 Le Président Emmanuel Macron en Asie du Sud-Est : un marathon diplomatique réussi pour réaffirmer l’engagement de la France dans la région. Des ambitions affichées… mais aussi un décalage entre le discours et les attentes locales.

🔎​ Analyse de Sophie Boisseau du Rocher 👉​ shorturl.at/Gbjwv

🇫🇷 🌏 Le déplacement d'Emmanuel Macron en Asie du Sud-Est a eu le mérite de compenser le déficit d’image qui pénalise l’influence de la France et de l’Europe. Reste à traduire ces annonces en engagements concrets et durables pour renforcer leur crédibilité. ⤵️
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FT Exclusive: The Pentagon has launched a review of the 2021 Aukus submarine deal with the UK and Australia to determine if the US should scrap the project. ​Ending the deal would be a blow to the security alliance with the countries www.ft.com/content/4a93...

The 'Macron Doctrine' goes to Asia: Autonomy with partners, steady on China Macron affirmed that 'France is a friend and ally of the United States, and a friend that cooperates — even if we sometimes disagree and compete — with China”.

🔎 At the Shangri-La Dialogue, French President Emmanuel Macron made an appeal to Asian countries to build a new alliance with Europe while staying firm on China.

👉 @cpajon.bsky.social, in Singapore for the event, analyzes the 'Macron Doctrine' for @japantimes.co.jp

France seeks third way between US and China in Southeast Asia The French leader sent a message of partnership but gave few concrete details on sustained engagement plans.

🔥 Just out: @cpajon.bsky.social's newest article for the @lowyinstitute.bsky.social,‬ as France seeks third way between US and China in Southeast Asia.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent visit to Southeast Asia offered a glimpse into France’s evolving Indo-Pacific strategy. ​🌏​

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Analysis: Question mark hangs over Xi Jinping regime's strength China remains silent on whether a key monthly meeting was held in May

🤔Weird stuff is happening at the top of the CPC, while the CMC remains shrouded in thick fog.

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🇰🇷 Sans surprise, le libéral LEE Jae-Myung est élu président de la République de Corée, avec une avance importante sur son concurrent conservateur, et un record de participation.

La Corée du Sud pourra retrouver un peu de stabilité politique désormais, après la déstitution du président Yoon.

Macron calls for Europe and Asia to unite and resist ‘spheres of coercion’ The French president used a keynote speech at Asia’s top regional security conference to call on European and Indo-Pacific nations to avoid picking sides between China and the U.S.

@ifri-asie.bsky.social’s @cpajon.bsky.social is in Singapore for the Shangri-La Dialogue 2025

Check out her analysis in @japantimes.co.jp and more to come…
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Macron keynote at Shangri-La, starts on perceived double standards over Ukraine

"This is a total mistake. If we consider Russia could be allowed to take part of the territory of Ukraine ... how would you phrase what could happen in Taiwan, what will you do the day something happens in Philippines?"

🇰🇵❗️Yonhap: North Korea has supplied Russia with more than 20,000 containers worth of military supplies since September 2023.

The shipments include 9 million rounds of artillery and multiple rocket launcher ammunition, 100+ ballistic missiles and 200+ heavy artillery pieces…

中国政府欧洲事务特别代表卢沙野接受《人民政协报》专访：百年变局中需要中欧携手“照亮世界”

An interview with China's special envoy for Europe Lu Shaye that does little to convince me that an EU-China deal of much substance is in the pipeline

As expected given the publisher (CPPCC newspaper), it denies any issues in bilateral ties

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L’appel téléphonique Macron-Xi en une du China Daily aujourd’hui

🇵🇭 Dans ce Briefing, Juliette Loesch analyse les élections de mi-mandat aux Philippines et décrypte les perspectives présidentielles à l’horizon 2028.
📄 Disponible sur notre site en français et anglais.⤵️
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How Will the Trump Presidency Change EU-China Relations? Over the past few years, European countries have started to line up with the United States on China policy. But now, as Donald Trump destroys the trust European countries had in America, China is step...

🇪🇺🇨🇳 In very good company to discuss EU-China relations amid the Trump II era.

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It's on @chinafile.bsky.social 👇

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Hegseth’s chief of staff exits amid Pentagon turmoil Joe Kasper leaves the role voluntarily, but his departure adds to the sense of instability that has gripped the Defense Department for weeks.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff departed his post Thursday, he said, the latest twist in an extended period of turmoil at the Pentagon that has included infighting among Hegseth’s advisers and deepening scrutiny of the secretary’s stewardship of the government’s largest agency.

Hi Finbarr,
To what extent is it such a huge deal? It’s been 4 years now and, I agree with Noah, it’s not gonna be enough to resuscitate the CAI anyway, is it?
I think the lifting of Chinese sanctions is a welcome sign of goodwill toward the EU (although it must include all indiv and entities)

I understand from multiple sources that China may be preparing to lift its… | Noah Barkin I understand from multiple sources that China may be preparing to lift its sanctions on members of the European Parliament (MEPs) as early as next week. The sanctions were imposed in March 2021 in res...

I understand from multiple sources that China may be preparing to lift its sanctions on members of the European Parliament (MEPs) as early as next week. I've spelled out what I know about the plans in a LinkedIn post here: www.linkedin.com/posts/noahba...

Singapore dissolves parliament, paving way for election PM Lawrence Wong to seek first mandate as ruling party leader

Singapore dissolves parliament, paving way for election
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Singapore-election/Singapore-dissolves-parliament-paving-way-for-election

Top China think tank shuts down research centre after questions of party loyalty Chinese Academy of Social Sciences abolishes entity, warns any activities carried out in its name would be illegal.

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