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China seeks stronger ties with France in strategic dialogue
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 16, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 16, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
China aims to deepen strategic ties with France, focusing on mutual trust and cooperation in areas like energy and AI, while discussing global issues.
BEIJING (Reuters) -China expressed willingness to strengthen high-level exchanges with France in a strategic dialogue between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and France's presidential diplomatic adviser, according to a foreign ministry statement on Thursday.
Wang told the French president's adviser Emmanuel Bonne in a meeting on Wednesday that China is ready to deepen strategic mutual trust and promote all-round cooperation, the statement said.
Wang said China hopes that France would "provide solid political guarantees for bilateral relations", the Chinese ministry statement said without elaborating.
He also mentioned civil nuclear energy, aerospace, agriculture and food, artificial intelligence and new energy as areas for more cooperation.
Both also discussed the Ukraine crisis, the situation in the Middle East and the global governance system, the statement said, with both sides agreeing to maintain coordinated communication.
(Reporting by Liz Lee; Editing by Kim Coghill and Diane Craft)
The main topic is the strengthening of strategic dialogue between China and France.
They are focusing on civil nuclear energy, aerospace, agriculture, AI, and new energy.
They discussed the Ukraine crisis, the Middle East situation, and global governance.
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