Hey everyone, France says it doesn’t like “imperialism” in the Indo-Pacific.
French president: “There is in the Indo-Pacific and particularly in Oceania new imperialism appearing, and a power logic that is threatening the sovereignty of several states - the smallest, often the most fragile.”
“Thanks to its overseas territories, France has an exclusive economic zone of nearly 11.7 million square kilometers, 93 percent of which is in the Indo-Pacific”:
“French military presence” in the Indo-Pacific:
Areas of Pacific and Indian oceans actively patrolled/monitored by French forces:
Tahiti and much of Polynesia?
French military presence in Africa:
Nations obligated to use the notorious CFA franc, subject to imposed debt conditions and French-directed investment and lending:
From July 2023, “President Macron reaffirms French ownership of New Caledonia” (one of the largest islands in the South Pacific, where in recent years Indigenous Kanak people have advocated for independence from France):
Overseas departments of France in the Indian Ocean (places still officially/formally administered by – “part of” – France):
Look at some of the recent dates of “independence” for these French colonies:
“From 1966 to 1996, France carried out 193 nuclear tests in the South Pacific”:
“France’s exclusive economic zones”:
“French military presence in the Indo-Pacific”: