US EditionMacron arrives in China for talks with Xi on trade ties and Russia's war in Ukraine
Macron's visit aims to ease EU-China tensions on trade and security while urging China to influence Russia for ceasefire in Ukraine, amid complex geopolitical challenges.
- On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beijing to begin a three-day visit starting December 3, 2025, receiving a red-carpet welcome from Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister.
- Amid rising trade tensions, Macron is pressing on rebalancing ties as the EU faces a $357 billion trade deficit with China and France prepares to chair the G7 presidency next year.
- Today, Macron will visit Beijing's Forbidden City and meet Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, hold talks with Premier Li Qiang and Zhao Leji, then travel to Chengdu with a delegation of more than 80 people including nearly 40 chief executives.
- French officials say Macron will press Xi to lean on Russia to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine, and Human Rights Watch urged him to raise concerns about Chinese-made drones and forced labor.
- As France prepares to chair the G7 next year, cumulative bilateral investment has surpassed $28 billion, with China's $5 billion stock in France supporting close to 60,000 jobs, and Macron plans to push the Anti-Coercion Instrument and EU Forced Labour Regulation.
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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…
Despite his privileged relationship with Xi Jinping, the French president should not succeed in infiltrating the Chinese position on Ukraine and trade during his three-day visit began this Wednesday.
France's Macron visits China for talks with Xi Jinping
President Macron’s fourth visit to China underscores how crucial the relationship with Beijing remains for him. The trip opens with a tour of the Forbidden City’s gardens, ahead of a bilateral meeting with Xi Jinping and a press statement tomorrow. Discussions are expected to focus on business and economic ties, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, and, of course, the highly sensitive situation in Ukraine as peace talks continue.
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Beijing for state visit
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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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