, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where Indigenous people have long sought independence.
He is expected to thank French security forces that have been battling to restore order, with more than 1000 reinforcements rushed in and a state of emergency declared last week from Paris to boost their powers. The rioting has raised new questions about Macron's handling of France's colonial legacy. There have been decades of tensions between the Kanaks and descendants of colonists and others who settled in the territory of 270,000 people and want to remain part of France.
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