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Xi& Macron pledge cooperation on global crises &trade
The Statesman Kolkata
|December 05, 2025
China and France pledged deeper cooperation on global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade, as France prepares to take on the presidency of the Group of Seven next year.
French President Emmanuel Macron met with China's Xi Jinping on Thursday morning as part of a three-day state visit focusing on trade and diplomacy.
The French leader is seeking to involve Beijing in pressuring Russia toward a ceasefire with Ukraine after a recent burst of diplomacy around a US-led peace plan.
This story is from the December 05, 2025 edition of The Statesman Kolkata.
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