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So this'll be what saves TikTok from a U.S. ban. The fact that the only thing standing in the way between America and a full blown far-right conspiracy theory driven dictatorship, are boomers using the power of influencers to make themselves look "hip and cool" to voters born after 2000.
It depends if the CIA wants to pull the trigger. Given the pension reform mass protests, just a slight push from the CIA is all it would take and Macron would crumble faster than the duration of his meeting with Xi
France has always somewhat try to go against the grain and not be a complete vassal. Remember the entire freedumb fries incident ? 
I beleive they still have some pride of the French culture and would like to at least not see itself collapse completely from the world stage and be overshadow by the "English" speakers
I beleive they still have some pride of the French culture and would like to at least not see itself collapse completely from the world stage and be overshadow by the "English" speakersThat's true. After all, whereas UK is imperial territory, France is a vassal with expanded autonomy. The whole point of US efforts in the past years (and still continuing) is mobilising these vassals.France has always somewhat try to go against the grain and not be a complete vassal. Remember the entire freedumb fries incident ?
Imperial territories as usually fell in line very quickly, but its the vassals which are slowing down this effort though
Indeed his position is tenuous at best and although his meeting with Xi is a boon for China and France's foreign relations, the protestors on the domestic front certainly aren't getting happier and might even come off as out of touch.