Visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang stated on Thursday that China and France, as permanent members of the UN Security Council and responsible major countries, share a common strategic and holistic perspective. Li made these remarks during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Li conveyed warm greetings from Chinese President Xi Jinping to Macron and highlighted the in-depth exchanges and strategic consensus reached between Macron and Xi during the French president’s successful visit to China. He emphasized that his visit to France aims to implement the important consensus and engage in detailed discussions with the French side to strengthen China-France cooperation.
Li stressed the need for China, France, and Europe to further enhance their cooperation based on their respective strengths. While continuing to deepen cooperation in traditional areas such as nuclear energy, space, and aviation, Li emphasized the importance of exploring potential collaboration in emerging fields such as environmental protection, digital economy, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing. This approach would lead to mutual benefits and win-win outcomes.
Li expressed China’s encouragement for its enterprises to invest in France while welcoming French companies to seize China’s development opportunities. He also highlighted China’s willingness to strengthen communication and coordination with France on international affairs, support each other’s initiatives, tackle global challenges together, and promote world peace and stability.
Macron warmly recalled his successful visit to China and asked Li to convey his sincere greetings and gratitude to President Xi. Macron welcomed Li’s visit to France and his participation in the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact. He reiterated France’s commitment to the one-China policy and expressed the country’s keen interest in enhancing coordination through strategic dialogues and deepening cooperation with China in various sectors, including aviation and space, nuclear energy, agriculture and food.
Macron welcomed Chinese investments in France and emphasized the expansion of cooperation in emerging areas such as green and environmental protection and new energy. He highlighted the importance of resultful multilateralism, international solidarity, improved global governance, and collaborative solutions to global challenges in today’s complex world.
During the meeting, the two leaders also exchanged views on the Ukraine crisis and other international issues of common concern.
