French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for not imposing "provisional" customs duties on French cognac amid an ongoing probe, and presented him with bottles of the expensive drink."I would also like to thank the president for his openness regarding the provisional measures on French cognac and his wish not to see them applied", Macron told reporters alongside Xi following talks in Paris.
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How do you smooth over trade tensions with the all-powerful leader of economic powerhouse China? Charm him with a bottle of Cognac or two. That seemed to be French President
PARIS (AP) How do you smooth over trade tensions with the all-powerful leader of economic powerhouse China? Charm him with a bottle of Cognac, or two. That seemed to be French President Emmanuel Macron’s strategy with his carefully selected gift list for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday. China recently opened an anti-dumping […]