He talked about "very aggressive" measures taken by Biden.. Macron warns of decisions taken by Washington that threaten to "fragment the West."

French President Emmanuel Macron warned in Washington on Wednesday night that the United States' program of investments and subsidies to help local businesses threatens to "fragment the West."

In a speech he delivered to the French community at his country's embassy in Washington, Macron also warned of the "danger" that Europe in general and France in particular would fall victim to the current trade competition between Washington and Beijing.

The two largest economies in the world.

On the first day of his second state visit to the United States after the one he made in 2018 during the era of former President Donald Trump, the French president made it clear that he was "direct" and called things by their names during a working lunch with members of Congress.

"I have told them with great frankness and friendship that what has happened in recent months is a challenge for us: the choices made - especially the inflation law - will lead to the fragmentation of the West," he said.

The French president stressed that "energy issues and the cost of war (in Ukraine) are not the same as in Europe and the United States."

Macron made it clear that the repercussions of the government aid program for companies in the United States would be disastrous for investments in Europe.

He said that this program "creates such differences between the United States of America and Europe that those who work in many companies will say to themselves we will stop making investments on the other side of the ocean" Atlantic.

Macron confirmed that, during his lunch with US parliamentarians, he denounced the "very aggressive" measures taken by Democratic President Joe Biden to boost US industry, calling for better economic coordination between the two shores of the Atlantic.

The French President stressed that "these options can only succeed if there is coordination between us; if we take decisions together, and if we harmonize again."

"Let us try together to rise to the level of what history has woven between us, to an alliance stronger than everything," recalling in his speech the strength of friendship between his country and the United States.

He added that his second official visit to the United States after the one he made in 2018 "also shows the strength of the relationship between the United States and France."