China, France agree to promote cooperation in the next 5 years

Faced with upheavals unprecedented in a century, Mr. Xi Jinping said that China and France – two large independent countries – need to uphold the original aspiration when establishing diplomatic relations, uphold the comprehensive strategic partnership, and respect the core interests and major concerns of the two countries. together.

The Chinese President stressed that it is important for the two sides to effectively plan cooperation priorities in the next five years through bilateral dialogue mechanisms.

While maintaining cooperation in traditional fields such as civil nuclear energy and aerospace, efforts should also be made to promote cooperation in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence and clean energy, Mr. Xi Jinping said.

“China is willing to expand imports of quality French products, welcomes French investment and French high-tech companies to cooperate in China. China hopes France will provide a fair, equal and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese companies,” Xi said.

On the international level, Xi stressed that the two countries must maintain multilateralism, expand cooperation with third parties in Africa and other regions, and discuss cooperation in the Development Initiative. Global Development and the Global Security Initiative.

The stable and good relationship between China and the EU benefits the people of both sides as well as other countries. Beijing hopes France, the rotating EU presidency, will play an active role in promoting good development between China and the EU, Xi added.

About the problem Ukraine, the two leaders agreed that all relevant parties should support the restoration of peace between Russia and Ukraine through dialogue. President Macron affirmed that France and the EU will resolutely maintain their strategic autonomy and will not support and will not participate in the confrontation between the sides.

This is the first phone conversation between President Xi Jinping and President Emmanuel Macron since the French president was re-elected last month.