the reaction of the Chinese newspaper “Global Times” to the dissolution of the National Assembly

It is “a risky bet to try to reestablish his authority”analyzes the log Global Times. In China too, the French president’s decision to rely on early legislative elections is raising questions and the media are wondering what the consequences of the change in French government could be on Chinese policy. The Chinese are observing the campaign from afar and discovering this party, the National Rally, which could soon come to power in Matignon.

The question that persists in China is: What will be France’s new China policy? This uncertainty is found in China because according to a researcher at Fudan University in Shanghai: “China does not know the European extreme right, even less France. Marine Le Pen, to my knowledge, has never been invited, neither by the Chinese government, nor by the Chinese Communist Party. We only know it on paper.”

In China, financial markets are particularly worried about their commercial future with Europe. Sovereignist parties like the National Rally are more favorable to protectionism, which could have negative effects on Chinese exports. On the war in Ukraine, the Global Times believes that with far-right parties, there could be more votes in favor of Russia in Europe, which would not displease the Chinese.