As usual they consider that any advantage taken by France or EU is detrimental for the US; even an attempt is a crime. And they are displeased by the recent enrichments of the relationship between China and EU: China participates now in the ITER program and supports EU initiatives; China is financing Galileo, a program which is hated by the US because it will take a share of the monopole enjoyed by the GPS. On these two matters, they could not use the threat to stop the technology transfer, since they ignore the new technology.

ITER is just a tactical thing. We would rather support Japan for it, since Japan is a closer ally than France is. Pretty simple. We lose nothing over a fight between you two.
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