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France’s Emmanuel Macron to meet Xi Jinping during China trip next week
French president will meet his Chinese counterpart as part of a three-day visit from December 3, with two stops in Beijing and Chengdu
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French President Emmanuel Macron will visit China next week and meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Elysee Palace said in a statement on Wednesday.
The three-day visit is scheduled to begin on December 3, with two stops in Beijing and Chengdu, according to the statement.
“On this occasion, major issues relating to the strategic partnership between France and China will be addressed, as well as several major international matters and areas of cooperation aimed at tackling the global challenges of our time,” the statement said.
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The state visit came as Europe scrambles to respond to the Ukraine peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump, as well as amid mounting trade tensions between China and Europe.
Beijing’s stance in the war has been causing unease in Paris as well as Brussels, both of which accuse China of supporting Russia’s war machine.
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France expressed its wish for China to persuade Russia to abide by UN principles as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and “in light of what Russia and China call their ‘limitless friendship’, which binds the two countries together,” an Elysee source said during a separate briefing on Tuesday.
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