2024-05-09 06:56:23
Paris: Chinese President Xi Jinping is currently on a tour of France. On Sunday, Jinping landed at Paris airport with his wife Peng Liyuan. Jinping hosted a state banquet with French President Emmanuel Macron at the LC Palace and discussed many important issues. Expressing fear of the world entering a new cold war, Jinping has told Macron that France should help China so that the possibility of a new cold war can be eliminated.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the French president to help prevent a ‘new Cold War’ as the EU increasingly aligns with US concerns over security risks and trade tensions, Bloomberg reports. Jinping told French President Macron that the two countries should uphold mutual benefits and jointly oppose decoupling and disruption of supply chains.
China and France need to act with foresight
Jinping said that China and France should work together to prevent a new Cold War and jointly promote harmonious coexistence in the world. China and France should show foresight and jointly promote an orderly multipolar world. Through this visit, Xi is trying to convince Europeans that Beijing also offers an economic opportunity amid tense trade relations. The EU and China have found themselves at odds on several fronts, including Russia’s war in Ukraine and international commerce.
Xi Jinping visits Europe for the first time in 5 years, but host country not happy with China’s actions
Sitting with Macron at a business conference in the French capital Paris, Jinping said on the Ukraine war that we oppose using this crisis to put the responsibility on a third country, tarnish its image and instigate a new cold war. . The two leaders have called for a worldwide ceasefire during the Olympic Games, which begin in Paris in late July.
Xi Jinping said he is very pleased to pay his third state visit to France to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. He hopes that this visit will start a new journey in the relations between the two countries. At the same time, both the countries will make new contributions to world peace and stability and human development and progress.