
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot that China's development presents opportunities, not challenges, for the European Union, and expressed hope that France will take a pragmatic position and promote rapprochement between the EU and China.
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China and the EU maintain trade and diplomatic relations, but recent years have seen disagreements over human rights, trade and geopolitics. France, as one of the leading EU countries, often plays a role in shaping the bloc's position towards China.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China's development presents opportunities, not challenges, for the EU.
Wang Yi expressed hope that France will take a pragmatic position and promote rapprochement between the EU and China.
BEIJING, September 14 – RIA Novosti. China's development presents opportunities, not challenges, for the EU, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrault on Monday.
"China is one of the world's largest markets, and China's development presents opportunities, not challenges, for the EU," Wang Yi said, as quoted by China Central Television.
He expressed hope that France, as a large country with a strategic vision, will take a pragmatic and rational position and help the EU and China move towards each other.
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France will actively promote the idea of pragmatic interaction between the EU and China in the coming weeks
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