After Being Feted by Xi in China, Macron Is Roasted by His Allies.

The article talks about the criticisms facing French President Emmanuel Macron after his return from a state visit in China where he enjoyed a red-carpet reception. Topics covered include the unpopularity and mistrust that he is experiencing in his six-year presidency, how he alienated and worried allies with his embrace of Sino-French strategic partnership, and his muddled messaging on the issue of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's military drills around Taiwan which unsettled allies.