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Mélenchon: As president, I would not fight China with the US over Taiwan
French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon said France would not go to war with China alongside the United States over Taiwan if he is elected, citing Charles de Gaulle’s 1964 recognition of the People’s Republic of China.
French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon said France would not join the United States in a war against China over Taiwan if he becomes president. "So if I am the president, we will not go to war for Taiwan," the leader of France Unbowed (LFI) said in a television program.
Mélenchon based his position on France’s 1964 recognition of Beijing. "In 1964, General de Gaulle recognized, in the name of France, the People’s Republic of China, which includes Taiwan," he said. "If you want to change one signature, then expect to have to change them all. It is not serious in international affairs to want to change signatures."
"That is why, in my view, these texts and what we signed are still valid. And if I am president of the French Republic, we will not wage war on the Chinese with the Americans, even for Taiwan," he added.
A long-standing position
Mélenchon, who announced his candidacy for the 2027 presidential election on May 3, set out a similar line on LCI on May 8, saying "Taiwan is China" and that France would "never" go to war with China if he were president. The remarks drew criticism within the French left and concern in Taipei; geopolitical analyst Dominique Moïsi said declaring France’s passivity in advance amounted to giving Beijing "a blank check."
France established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China on Jan. 27, 1964, becoming the first major Western power to exchange ambassadors with Beijing.
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