French President Emmanuel Macron says that being a US ally did not mean being a "vassal", after he gave a controversial interview on the subject of Taiwan. "Being an ally does not mean being a vassal... doesn't mean that we don't have the right to think for ourselves," Macron tells a press conference in Amsterdam at the end of a state visit to the Netherlands. Macron also says that "France is for the status quo on Taiwan" and sought a "peaceful resolution of the situation". SOUNDBITE