French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian summoned the Chinese ambassador to France on Tuesday to express his " disapproval " of " certain recent comments " related to the new coronavirus, he announced. in a press release.
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" Some recent public statements by representatives of the Chinese embassy in France do not conform to the quality of the bilateral relationship between our two countries, " deplores the minister, referring to the uninhibited campaign waged by this embassy to boast the " success " of the Chinese government in the battle against the coronavirus and criticize Western responses to this epidemic.