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Jan van der Made

Macron to become first French leader to visit Mongolia

French President Emmanuel Macron (right) risks upsetting relations with the Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) during a visit to Mongolia. AFP - JACQUES WITT

On the back of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Emmanuel Macron will become the first French president to make an official trip to Mongolia – a landlocked nation between China and Russia.

Mongolia is becoming increasingly dependent on China for trade, commerce and investment, and there are fears the country is gradually moving toward a single party dictatorship.

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