US EditionMacron arrives in China for talks with Xi on trade ties and Russia's war in Ukraine
Macron aims to rebalance trade, press China on Ukraine ceasefire, and address security and human rights amid EU-China tensions and $357 billion trade deficit, officials said.
- On December 3, 2025, French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beijing to begin a three-day state visit, his fourth trip reciprocating Xi Jinping's 2024 visit marking 60 years of China-France diplomatic relations.
- Amid rising trade tensions, Beijing's rare-earth export restrictions have revealed European Union dependence on critical materials and the EU faces a $357 billion trade deficit with China.
- Macron brought a business-focused delegation of more than 80 people, including nearly 40 chief executives, and will meet Premier Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, visit Beijing's Forbidden City, and end in Chengdu.
- The French presidency said Macron will tell Xi that China must `refrain from providing any means, by any means, to Russia to continue the war`, while French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said France is counting on China to lean on Vladimir Putin for a ceasefire.
- Human Rights Watch urged Macron to press Beijing on rights during his December 3–5, 2025 visit, citing concerns over forced labour in Xinjiang and transnational repression, linked to EU regulations due in December 2027.
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Macron Heads to China Seeking Support for Ukraine Peace Efforts
President Emmanuel Macron of France touched down in China on Wednesday, December 3rd, where he is expected to push his counterpart Xi Jinping to help secure a ceasefire in Ukraine and to discuss trade relations. Previously, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced: We are counting on China, like us a permanent member of the Security Council, to lean on Russia, so that Russia and, in particular, Vladimir Putin can finally agree to a ce…
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Beijing for state visit
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beijing on Wednesday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit to China that will last through Friday.It is Macron's fourth state visit to China and a reciprocal visit to Xi's historic
Macron arrives in China for state visit
BEIJING: French President Emmanuel Macron touched down on Wednesday in China, an AFP journalist saw, where he is expected to put pressure on his counterpart Xi Jinping to help secure a ceasefire in Ukraine and discuss trade relations. Macron, on a fourth state visit to China since taking office in 2017, will hold talks with Xi and Premier Li Qiang at the capital’s Great Hall
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