Macron’s Office Censors Taiwan Comments in Politico Interview – The Daily Beast

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French President Emmanuel Macrons office forced Politico to remove some of Macrons comments on Taiwan from an interview published on Sundayafter the outlet agreed to let his team review comments before publication. As is common in France and many other European countries, the French Presidents office, known as the Elyse Palace, insisted on checking and proofreading all the presidents quotes to be published in this article as a condition of granting the interview. This violates POLITICOs editorial standards and policy, but we agreed to the terms in order to speak directly with the French president, a note at the bottom of the article said. It said some of Macrons views on Taiwan and Europes strategic autonomy were nixed. The story, published Sunday following Macrons visit to China, discussed Frances reluctance to intercede in brewing tensions over Taiwan. Politico had no further comment to The Daily Beast beyond the note affixed to the story.

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April 11th, 2023
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