France and China discuss trade and Ukraine ahead of Xi Jinping visit
The meeting between the French foreign minister and his Chinese counterpart comes ahead of a Chinese leader Xi Jinping's planned visit to France.
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00:00 France's foreign minister and his Chinese counterpart have met for discussions ahead
00:06 of Chinese leader Xi Jinping's planned visit to France.
00:11 The two discussed trade and Russia as France pressured Beijing to show clear support for
00:17 Ukraine.
00:18 "I don't think that the questions related to the strategy will be discussed, but rather
00:32 how we can ensure that peace can take place in Ukraine, which is one thing, and possibly
00:39 that Russia withdraws its troops.
00:40 The messages must be clear to Russia and we expect that from a big country like China."
00:54 China maintains it is a neutral party in the Ukraine conflict.
00:59 Elsewhere, France largely reiterated positions laid out by other European leaders.
01:06 Both also expressed the desire to maintain strong economic relations.
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