Major countries obliged to work for a just world order

The telephone conversation Foreign Minister Wang Yi had with Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic adviser to the French president, at the latter's request, on Tuesday has proved to be a timely move to maintain stable Sino-French ties and push for a proper solution to key international issues.

China and France are both permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and also comprehensive strategic partners, which makes it especially important to strengthen their strategic discourse in 2025, the 80th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and World War II. China upholds multilateralism, safeguards the authority of the United Nations and international law, and promotes global governance, while France supports multilateralism, respects international law and values cooperation and solidarity.

Such common ground lays the foundation for the two countries to work together to resolve issues. China and Europe must resolve their economic and trade frictions through consultations. It is hoped France will work with China to send a positive signal of unity and cooperation. It is good to see that France opposes trade and tariff frictions, and is willing to work with China to resolve the issues through consultations. And France is committed to promoting the balanced and sustainable development of France-China and EU-China economic and trade relations, and upholding the international economic and trade system based on WTO rules.