https://www.scmp.com/rss/518750/feed Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, born in 1953 in Paris, joined the diplomatic service in 1978. After several postings in the Foreign Ministry and abroad, he was appointed Ambassador in Tokyo (1998-2002). He then worked at the French President’s Office from 2002 to 2007 as the senior diplomatic adviser to President Jacques Chirac as well as Sherpa of G7/G8. During that period, he was in charge of the strategic dialogues with India and China. He went on to become the French Ambassador in London... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com President Xi Jinping’s first visit to Europe in five years comes amid exacerbated economic and political tensions in the world. Covid-19 hit supply chains and triggered fractures in a globalised world, and Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine has accelerated that fragmentation, with sanctions on Russia having an impact internationally. The explosion of violence between Israel and the Palestinians has further widened the gap between the West and the rest of the world – let’s call it the Global... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3262012/together-china-and-france-can-build-bridges-between-west-and-rest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3262012/together-china-and-france-can-build-bridges-between-west-and-rest?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 May 2024 12:30:16 +0000