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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Kiran Stacey and Morgan Ofori

Europe should reduce US and China ‘dual dependencies’, Macron warns

A large table covered in flowers and decorations, surrounded by dignitaries at the state banquet for the French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron, at Windsor Castle
The state banquet for the French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron, at Windsor Castle. Photograph: Chris Jackson/Reuters

European countries need to reduce their “dual dependencies” on the US and China, Emmanuel Macron has warned, as he sketched out his vision of an empowered “wider Europe” on the first day of a historic state visit.

The French president addressed several hundred MPs and guests at the start of a three-day state trip – the first state visit of a European leader since Brexit.

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