INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
French President Emmanuel Macron met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday, pledging to jointly promote multilateralism and
strengthen coordination against hegemonic conflicts and bloc confrontation.During their meeting at the Elysee Palace, Macron asked Wang,
also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, to convey his best wishes and friendly regards to
Chinese President Xi Jinping.Macron noted that France and China share a broad consensus on numerous important issues, including advocating
multilateralism and adhering to international laws
As permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, France and China bear even greater responsibilities amid a world facing growing
uncertainty and unpredictability.The French side looks forward to strengthening policy coordination with China on international economic,
financial and global governance issues, jointly addressing global challenges, injecting more vitality into multilateralism, and preventing
the world from falling into hegemonic conflicts and bloc confrontations, Macron said.He said the European Union and China should make
strategic choices to become each other's predictable and trustworthy friends and partners on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the
establishment of diplomatic relations
The French side places great importance on developing France-China relations and welcomes more Chinese investment in France to build a more
balanced economic and trade relationship.He expressed hope to visit China again at an appropriate time.Wang conveyed President Xi's warm
regards to Macron, stating that China is willing to work with France to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state,
prepare for high-level exchanges in the next phase and deepen cooperation in all fields.China and France are comprehensive strategic
partners and two major stabilizing forces in the world, Wang noted, stressing that the more turbulent the international situation becomes,
the more the strategic value of China-France relations is highlighted.China believes that the trend of multipolarization is unstoppable, and
the trend of globalization is irreversible, Wang said, emphasizing that the 80th anniversary of the United Nations should be taken as an
opportunity to further strengthen the UN's core role and ensure it plays its due role.He said China is willing to strengthen strategic
communication and united cooperation with France, jointly practice multilateralism, oppose unilateral bullying and resist bloc
confrontations, so as to inject more certainty and predictability into a world of change and turmoil, promote equal and orderly
multipolarization and universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization, and work together to build a community with a shared
future for mankind.He stated that China is advancing towards high-quality development, committed to building a new, higher-level open
economic system, creating a world-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based and internationalized, while actively
advancing the strategy of expanding domestic demand.China is willing to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with France and hopes that
the French side will provide a more favorable and fair environment for Chinese enterprises to invest and operate in France, he said.China
and the EU have resolved the brandy issue through friendly consultations, Wang noted, expressing hope that France, as a core major power in
the EU, will urge the EU side to properly address China-EU trade and economic disputes and actively respond to China's concerns.The two
sides also exchanged views on the Ukraine crisis, the Gaza situation, the Iranian nuclear issue and other topics.(Cover image: the national
flags of China and France
