https://www.scmp.com/rss/524327/feed The latest news and top stories on Emmanuel Bonne, French President's Diplomatic Adviser. He has served as Diplomatic Adviser and G7–G20 Sherpa since May 2019, shaping France's foreign policy. A career diplomat, he was previously Ambassador to Lebanon and Chief of Staff to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs. He specialises in Middle East issues and co-chaired the China-France Strategic Dialogue. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Phoebe Zhang Phoebe Zhang China and France must respect each other’s core interests, particularly the one-China principle, and strengthen a strategic partnership “free from external interference”, top diplomat Wang Yi said during talks with a senior adviser to the French president on Friday. Wang, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, held talks in Beijing with Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic adviser to the French president, according to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Wang said the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3353004/beijing-urges-france-respect-one-china-principle-during-high-level-talks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3353004/beijing-urges-france-respect-one-china-principle-during-high-level-talks?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 May 2026 13:00:06 +0000 Xinyi Wu Xinyi Wu China called for a halt to the “unjust war” in Iran in a phone call between top diplomats on Friday and expressed willingness to work with France to prevent other nations from being drawn into the conflict. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic adviser to the French president, that as members of the UN Security Council, the two countries should work together to firmly uphold international law and prevent the world from reverting to the “law of the jungle”. “The urgent... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347418/china-decries-unjust-war-iran-it-calls-immediate-ceasefire?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347418/china-decries-unjust-war-iran-it-calls-immediate-ceasefire?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Mar 2026 11:00:18 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu France hopes to establish a framework for ties between Brussels and Beijing “that serves mutual interests” when President Emmanuel Macron visits China next week, an Elysee Palace source said. “The purpose of [Macron’s] strategic conversation with President Xi Jinping is for Europe to be respected as a major partner of China and not as a variable in tensions,” the source – who chose to remain anonymous, citing professional norms in France – said during a briefing on Thursday. Macron will visit... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3334490/macron-wants-ties-based-europe-being-major-partner-china-source-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3334490/macron-wants-ties-based-europe-being-major-partner-china-source-says?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Nov 2025 08:00:58 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu This month, the Post’s Xiaofei Xu sat down with Deng Li, China’s ambassador to France and Monaco, for an in-depth and wide-ranging interview. In part one, Deng outlines China’s diplomatic strategy in Europe. China would like to see France lead Europe to become a truly independent power to help build a stable multipolar world, Beijing’s top diplomat to France told the South China Morning Post in an exclusive interview. Striking a positive tone on relations between Beijing and Paris despite... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3330553/china-sees-europe-indispensable-force-stable-multipolar-world-amid-uncertainty?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3330553/china-sees-europe-indispensable-force-stable-multipolar-world-amid-uncertainty?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:00:29 +0000 Tammy Tam Tammy Tam Ahead of a hugely uncertain yet highly anticipated summit between the leaders of the world’s two major powers at the coming Apec meeting in South Korea, the big question is whether Chinese President Xi Jinping or his United States counterpart Donald Trump has more bargaining chips amid the global trade war triggered by the American’s tariffs. China’s dominance in the rare earth market has proved to be the most effective tool in Beijing’s belt, although the US may still influence some countries,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3329581/opportunities-hong-kong-sidelines-xi-trump-summit-south-korea?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3329581/opportunities-hong-kong-sidelines-xi-trump-summit-south-korea?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Oct 2025 11:56:03 +0000 Fan Chen Fan Chen China has urged the EU to frame bilateral relations as a partnership – defined by cooperation, not confrontation. The call from Foreign Minister Wang Yi comes as China urges major European powers to support the bloc’s pursuit of “strategic autonomy” on ties with Beijing, despite deep mistrust over trade imbalances and geopolitical differences. China and Europe had no geopolitical conflict or fundamental clash of core interests, Wang told Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic adviser to the French... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3329231/china-frames-message-partnership-eu-members-take-brussels?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3329231/china-frames-message-partnership-eu-members-take-brussels?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Oct 2025 09:00:13 +0000