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BEIJING – France’s top diplomat said Monday Paris expects Beijing to send “clear messages” to its close partner Russia over its war in Ukraine, after meetings with his counterpart in Beijing.
“We are convinced that there will be no lasting peace if it is not negotiated with the Ukrainians,” he told a press conference in Beijing, speaking alongside his Chinese counterpart Wang. Macron also visited last April, receiving a rock star welcome at a university in southern China from hundreds of screaming students and fans.
That “derisking” has emerged in recent months as a core pillar of the European bloc’s economic policy towards China, becoming necessary after the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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