Recently, the fisheries dispute between France and the United Kingdom has become more serious, and these two countries are actually not relying on fishing to eat, but more want to fight for breath. At the G20 summit, Macron and Johnson exchanged views on the issue, but judging from the situation on the scene, the two sides basically communicated ineffectively, and neither was prepared to make concessions. Sure enough, the French side issued an "ultimatum", demanding that Britain make concessions within 48 hours, otherwise France would take retaliatory measures. As soon as Johnson saw that Macron dared to threaten people, the British foreign secretary immediately took a tougher stance and demanded that France immediately retract this threat. Britain says to take back France? Yes, the French once again proved with their actions that they raised the white flag faster than you could imagine, and the French really announced the postponement of the previously emphasized 48-hour time point.
According to the Observer Network reported on November 2, after the British foreign secretary asked France to withdraw the threat, Macron, who is attending the United Nations climate change conference, publicly announced that he would postpone the retaliatory measures mentioned earlier 48 hours later. At the same time, the British and French began to hold ministerial negotiations, and the British side welcomed the "white flag" of France. Many may have expected france from the outset that it would not actually take the so-called retaliatory measures, but would postpone the decision at the last minute.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Britain asked France to withdraw its threat, Macron immediately felt that there was a step down and began to prepare for a negotiated settlement of the matter. As mentioned earlier, the fishery dispute is not the key to the contradiction between Britain and France, after all, this GDP is really not a matter for these two countries, and behind it is a long-term grudge. If such negotiations can lead to what can be negotiated, macron so quickly announced "surrender", where does France's face rest?
During the just-concluded G20 summit, Biden first met with Macron and expressed "apologies" from the United States, and threw the submarine contract break to Australia, claiming that he thought Macron knew about it. Macron certainly knows in his heart that this is Biden's pretext, but France cannot completely offend the United States at this stage, and naturally will not expose Biden's lies. Then Australian Prime Minister Morrison also used the same words to prevaricate Macron, directly causing Macron to refute it, bluntly saying in front of reporters that France had been deceived by Australia.
Not to mention that this matter has long been settled, Macron's incompetent rage just shows his essence of bullying soft and afraid of hard. He does not dare or cannot offend the United States, and he speaks ill of Australia, and Macron knows very well in his heart. On the issue of dealing with Britain, Macron hopes that his France can be as strong as Australia, but unfortunately, the "surrender" gene in his bones has prompted him to change his mind at a critical moment.
After World War II, according to the plans of the United States and the Soviet Union, France was not eligible to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, which had to do with its performance in World War II. Fortunately, at this time, French President Charles de Gaulle was tough, and at the same time saw through the mind of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and pulled Britain together to form a "European Union" to compete with the Soviet Union and the United States in the future, which allowed France to retain a bit of decency.
France's political position was not based on fighting like other permanent members, but simply de Gaulle judged the situation and encountered a good era. Now that the tide has receded and Macron lacks de Gaulle's leadership, even if he is tied to the EU, he cannot change the fate of being gradually changed by the international community.
Macron's seemingly "ridiculous" moves are a microcosm of France's current era. They want to be at the forefront of the world stage, but they lack enough strength. Summoning up courage, at best, can only mock a second-rate country like Australia, which lacks confidence when it really faces the United States or Britain.