Emmanuel Macron welcomed Xi Jinping this Monday for a two-day state visit. The French president called, on the one hand, for “ fair rules for all » in trade between Europe and China and, on the other hand, to use its influence to end the war in Ukraine. The President of the European Commission has warned that the EU is ready for “ firm decisions » in its commercial relations with Beijing following a trilateral meeting with the Chinese and French presidents. The analysis of Françoise Nicolas, advisor to the Asia center of the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri).
