China has no illusions about Emmanuel Macron, whose strings are pulled by Washington, Angelo Giuliano, a Hong Kong-based political and financial analyst, told Sputnik as Chinese President Xi Jinping met his French counterpart in Paris.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5 to 10, foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Monday. Xi Jinping s upcoming European tour in early May comes after high-level visits by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
The visit signals a crucial diplomatic endeavour amid escalating tensions between China and the United States and the European Union.
Anthony Albanese has sealed a $1 billion deal to export 100 Brisbane-made Boxer vehicles deal to the German army as he arrives in Europe for a NATO leaders summit.
Chinese President Xi Jinping hold talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Beijing, with the two leaders discussing ways to end the war in Ukraine, as Western nations warn China against providing weapons to Russia.