President Emmanuel Macron was in Bangladesh on Monday to “reinforce” France’s Indo-Pacific strategy and balance the “new imperialism” in the region, where China’s influence is rapidly growing.
“On the basis of democratic principles and the rule of law, in a region facing the new imperialism, we want to propose a third way – based on democratic principles and the rule of law – by intimidating our allies or leading them to a destabilizing plan,” Macron told Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Shaikh. There is no intention to carry.” Haseena, speaking in English.
The United States and China are competing for influence in the broader region, and Macron has pushed France as offering an alternative.
“Bangladesh is gradually reclaiming its place on the world stage,” Macron said upon arriving in the capital Dhaka on Sunday after the conclusion of the G20 leaders’ summit in neighboring India.
