In the spotlight: the Chinese threat at the heart of President Biden's European tour
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"
Biden comes to tell Europe to pull itself together in the race for world supremacy which promises to be with Beijing
", explains the
Guardian
which puts forward that "
the
United States risks being supplanted by China as that the world's leading power in a few decades, and that for Washington this idea is simply appalling
”.
Analysis shared by the
Times
which underlines for its part that "
Joe Biden will in particular put pressure to reorient NATO, the Atlantic alliance, of its traditional European attributions - towards the fight against cyber threats and an increasingly aggressive China
".
Financial power, military power, "
China must be contained as quickly as possible
" explains
The Australian
"
while the threat of conflict in the Indo-Pacific region is growing
", worries the Sydney daily. The American press reports for its part that President Biden is flying to Europe just after "
the adoption by the American Senate of a plan of nearly 200 billion dollars to face the rivalry of China, in particular in key sectors such as new technologies
”.
It remains to be seen "
whether Europeans really feel the
United States'
urgency to contain China
", underlines the
Guardian,
which notes that despite European criticism of human rights violations, Europe remains the "
Beijing's first trading partner
”.
An American offensive castigated by the Chinese press
Like the Beijing government, the Chinese state press criticizes “
the paranoid self-centeredness of the United States
”. "
The G7 will be useless
", slices an academic in the
Global Times
who denounces "
a faction in decline within the world economy
", a "
real ideological sect
" whose "
the world has learned to ignore the intentions
", "
It is moreover appropriate that this summit be chaired by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who is the great master of verbal exaggeration and empty gestures
". For its part, the
South China Morning Post
explains why “
Biden is a complete disappointment for South-East Asia which she has nothing to do with, while Beijing maintains solid relations with its Asian counterparts
”.
Tax optimization: billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay no taxes
This is making the headlines of the American press, all of which report this ProPublica investigation according to which the "
25 richest Americans including Bezos, Bloomberg and Musk have paid little, if at all, in taxes
" in recent years. "
A flagrant inequality of the American tax system
", underlines the
New York Times
which explains "
the richest invest their fortune in stocks and real estate which thus allows them to evade the tax
".
The boss of Amazon, the richest man in the world "
Jeff Bezos did not pay any tax between 2007 and 2011
", "
and even managed to obtain a tax credit of $ 4,000 for his children
" , underlines again the
New York Times
which like the
Washington Post
highlights the indignant reactions of part of the elected Democrats. Like Senator Elizabeth Warren who defends the idea of the implementation of "
a wealth tax
". "
Biden and his advisers find this tax unworkable, but they haven't completely closed the door on this idea,
" the
Washington Post
notes
.
Macron slapped, the international press worries about the level of violence in France
The news went around the world and the image of the aggression of the French president even appears on the front page of the
Wall Street Journal
.
"
An isolated incident
", according to the Élysée, reports the American daily which is however worried about "
the dark mood of the French
" and recalls "that
in April of the retired generals had published a column to affirm that the spread of radical Islam was pushing France towards a civil war
”.
“
What is happening in France?
", Asks the
Suddeutsche Zeitung
for its part,
which notes"
that Macron is slapped and that the philosopher Raphaël Enthoven is considering voting for Marine Le Pen
".
"
A worrying level of political violence
", estimates for its part
Le Temps
, the Swiss daily for which "
the presidential election of 2022 will be played on a volcano
", while greeting a president who has shown "
that it remains to the reach of the people, even if that means within reach of a slap
”.
"Cancel culture": Oxford students remove a portrait of the queen
"
How dare they?
», Protests the
Daily Telegraph
which accuses the students of Oxford of having«
unleashed the fury
»by taking down the portrait of the Queen in a common room by invoking«
a representation of the colonial history of the country
». "
An offensive and obnoxiously ignorant decision,
" Lord Patton, chancellor of the prestigious university, indignantly told The
Times
. Indignation shared by the Minister of Education Williamson, reports the
Telegraph,
which considers that the queen has become "
the last victim to date of the cancel culture
", the culture of erasure.
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