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This is mainly due to internal reasons (Election day is in a few months). Macron wants to appear Jupiterian again. He changed its communication strategy since this summer. Last couple of months he even "replaced" his (Prime) Minister(s) in the media.

Also, an important factor has to be understood about the majority of people in France (Europe?): they hated Trump. When a Democrat was elected, they believed that they had a friend sharing their view on the world. Reality felt like a stab in the back.

Reality is that we have entered a new Cold War: China vs USA. Countries have to take a side.

For those interested about the *Thucydides Trap* (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thucydides_Trap) we are now seeing, I strongly advise this TED talk with Graham Allison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XewnyUJgyA4