China/France • France risks ‘long-term strategy of influence’ from China, study on G7 cautions – 22/05/2026 – Intelligence Online

While electoral interference is less evident in France than in other G7 states, the country appears to be one of the most vulnerable democracies, an upcoming report by Canadian think tank MIGS on the CCP’s influence operations concludes. The study comes ahead of a meeting of G7 leaders in E

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