French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping.Figure: New head shell synthesis
Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on the 10th to discuss the Ukraine issue. Macron called the situation in Ukraine a “dramatic situation.” In addition, Macron also expressed his concerns regarding the legal person in China, made suggestions to China’s epidemic prevention policy, and paid tribute to China’s ratification of the International Labour Organization’s Convention on the Abolition of Forced Labour.
The Elysee Palace, the French presidential palace, issued a statement saying that Xi first congratulated Macron on his smooth re-election, and then discussed the situation in Russia and Ukraine, which Macron called a “dramatic situation.” “The Epoch Times” commentator Yang Weijin (12) pointed out that “drama” may be a pun aimed at the CCP, which should tell Xi Jinping that Russia is failing, implying that he should stop supporting Russia.
Even more dramatic, the Elysee Palace statement said: “The two heads of state reaffirmed their commitment to respecting Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, and agreed on the urgency of reaching a ceasefire,” indicating that Xi Jinping should have made a clear statement. However, the Xinhua News Agency’s statement He only said that the two sides “exchanged views on the situation in Ukraine, and agreed that all parties concerned should support Russia and Ukraine to restore peace through negotiations. On the Ukraine issue, France and China have a lot of consensus,” but did not say why the specific consensus was.
When it comes to the epidemic prevention system, China’s zero policy has prevented the smooth operation of flights between China and France, so Macron called on the Chinese authorities to take into account the concerns of the French community, especially to maintain air links, allow French people to go to the airport, and protect children in their best interests and avoid separating them from their parents.
The drama did not end there. According to Xinhua News Agency, China “hopes that the French side will push the EU to maintain a correct understanding of China, meet China halfway, and properly manage differences.” As the EU’s rotating presidency, China will promote the healthy development of China-EU relations. The Elysée statement, however, said: “During France’s presidency of the European Council, the head of state stressed the importance of rebalancing EU-China relations towards greater reciprocity”. Yang Wei pointed out that Macron does not seem to want to “go in the opposite direction with the Chinese side.”
In addition, in response to China’s ratification of the two basic conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on combating forced labor, Macron said that it should now be fully implemented in Xinjiang, and encouraged China to maintain and pursue its open policy.
During the call, Xinhua did not mention Xi Jinping’s congratulations on Macron’s re-election. Yang Wei said that the call between the two sides was not only “dramatic”, but rather displeased Xi Jinping.
