The Three myths of France's China policy

Yves-Heng Lim

doi:10.1142/S1793930514000208

The Three myths of France's China policy

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Abstract

Visiting China for the first time in spring 2013, French President François Hollande reaffirmed France's commitment to a policy defined more than 15 years ago by the Jacques Chirac administration. The Paris' unshaken position towards Beijing is nonetheless puzzling. This "global strategic partnership" has incurred significant economic, ideational and political costs for France, while benefits have remained at best meagre and questionable.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	108-116
Number of pages	9
Journal	East Asian policy
Volume	6
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793930514000208
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes

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