Xinhua (May 10) reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping had a telephone conversation with
French President Macron on May 10, when he said they have maintained close contacts and
China and France, as permanent members of the UN Security Council and major independent
countries, should adhere to the original intention of establishing diplomatic relations of
"independence, mutual understanding, foresight, mutual benefit and win-win", and adhere to
the positioning of a close and lasting comprehensive strategic partnership. He emphasized that
it is necessary to plan the priorities of Sino-French cooperation in the next five years through
the bilateral dialogue mechanism, and increase cooperation in emerging fields such as artificial
intelligence and clean energy while promoting cooperation in traditional fields such as civil
nuclear energy and aerospace. He emphasised that the stable and healthy development of
China-EU relations conforms to the interests of the people of China, Europe and other countries
and appreciated France's adherence to strategic independence. Macron said that since the
establishment of diplomatic relations between France and China, the two sides have been
actively developing France-China relations in the spirit of openness and that France is willing
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to play an active role in promoting the development of EU-China relations. The leaders
exchanged views on the situation in Ukraine and agreed that all parties concerned should
support Russia and Ukraine to restore peace through negotiations. Xi Jinping emphasized that
China has been promoting peace talks in its own way, and supports European countries in
taking European security into their own hands. We must be particularly vigilant against the
formation of group confrontation, which will pose a bigger and more lasting threat to global
security and stability.
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