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Written by: Zhang Zijie
2020-08-30 04:33
Last update date: 2020-08-30 04:33French President Emmanuel Macron met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi who was visiting Paris on August 28. The Élysée Palace stated on the 29th that Macron expressed concern about the situation in Hong Kong and the human rights of Uyghurs.
Macron also mentioned to Wang Yi that France will not exclude any company from participating in the construction of local 5G networks, but based on European sovereignty, it tends to choose local suppliers, and pointed out that President Xi Jinping will have the same consideration.
On the 29th, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs mentioned the content of Wang Yi's visit to France, accusing him of conveying Xi Jinping's message to Macron and presenting books on behalf of Xi Jinping. He said that the two countries are willing to strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership, and the top priority is to restart the exchanges between the two sides in various fields in an orderly manner under the normalization of the prevention and control of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, including medicine, vaccines and prevention of the future. Coordination and cooperation for a large-scale epidemic.
Macron stated that France and China have increased cooperation on issues such as public health, climate change, biodiversity and Africa to promote a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Together with France, the situation in Hong Kong became one of the main topics during Wang Yi's visits to Italy, the Netherlands, and Germany. When he was asked in Norway what would Beijing’s view of Hong Kong democrats win the Nobel Peace Prize, he only emphasized that the award should not be politicized.
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