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China’s Wang Yi urges France to play ‘constructive role’ as Ukraine and trade woes cloud Beijing’s EU ties
- Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi meets French President Emmanuel Macron and his diplomatic adviser for talks in Paris
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China’s top diplomat called on France to play a “constructive role” in developing Beijing’s relations with the European Union and to help act as a “stabilising force” in the world.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Emmanuel Bonne, foreign affairs adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron, for strategic dialogues in Paris on Tuesday.
Wang also held a separate meeting with Macron on the sidelines of the strategic talks, which are typically held once or twice a year.
“As China and France are both major independent countries, permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and important forces in the multipolar world, [we] should strengthen strategic coordination, deepen strategic cooperation, and make contributions to promoting global peace and stability,” Wang told Macron, according to the Chinese foreign ministry.
“China appreciates that France insists on being [an] independent [force] and hopes that France will continue to play a constructive role in the healthy and stable development of China-EU relations, enhance mutual trust, promote the integration of interests, and jointly serve as a stabilising force in today’s world.”
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