DHAKA, Bangladesh: President Emmanuel Macron was in Bangladesh on Monday in a bid to 'consolidate' France's Indo-Pacific strategy and counterbalance a 'new imperialism' in a region where China's influence is increasingly being extended.
'Based on democratic principles and the rule of law, in a region facing new imperialism, we want to propose a third way — with no intention to bully our partners or to lead them to an unsustainable scheme,' Macron told Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, speaking in English.The United States and China are competing for influence in the wider region, and Macron has pushed France as offering an alternative.
Hasina said Macron's 'push for strategic autonomy aligns with our own foreign policy,' speaking at a dinner to welcome him. 'We find you to be a breath of fresh air in international politics.'Several Western governments have expressed concern over the political climate in Bangladesh ahead of general elections due before the end of January, where the ruling party dominates the legislature and runs it virtually as a rubber stamp.
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