Closer ties with France, EU urged

Deeper European integration, stronger trust key to fostering stability: Experts

Stronger trust, strengthened cooperation and deeper European integration are vital for enhanced China-France relations to foster stability and opportunity in an evolving global landscape, observers noted as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wrapped up a visit to France on Friday.

In Paris, Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, held separate meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, reaffirming that China and France should act as forces for stability, openness and unity at a time of rising global challenges.

Wang stressed that the two countries should deepen cooperation in trade, science and education, safeguard free trade, and work together to keep global supply chains secure.