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Emmanuel Macron denounces ‘new imperialism’ in Pacific on historic visit to Vanuatu

Vanuatu's prime minister Ishmael Kalsakau (R)and French president Emmanuel Macron in Port Vila.
Vanuatu's prime minister Ishmael Kalsakau (R)and French president Emmanuel Macron in Port Vila. Macron has warned against what he called a ‘new imperialism’ in the Pacific. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images

French president Emmanuel Macron has denounced “new imperialism” in the Pacific during a landmark visit to the region, warning of a threat to the sovereignty of smaller states.

“There is in the Indo-Pacific and particularly in Oceania new imperialism appearing, and a power logic that is threatening the sovereignty of several states – the smallest, often the most fragile,” he said in Vanuatu on Thursday.

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