Americans must recognize that Macron has chosen China

France is America's oldest ally. Unfortunately, Washington must now accept the uncomfortable fact that it is no longer as staunch an ally as it once was. Under President Emmanuel Macron, France is putting the interests of America's preeminent adversary before those of the United States.

Visiting China last week, Macron made it plain that he'll serve Xi Jinping's global interests as long as France keeps getting lucrative Chinese trade deals.

He again clearly echoed Xi's call to "avoid bloc vs. bloc confrontation." That's code for, "We won't join the U.S. in confronting China's effort to rewrite the rules of international order." The French president said Europe should not threaten retaliation against China if it attacks Taiwan, and he told Politico that Europe needed to separate itself from American efforts to constrain Chinese aggression.