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French President Emmanuel Macron is on a state visit to China. He's there to shore up trade ties with Beijing, while also asking the government there for help in ending the Ukraine war.
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00:00a grand entrance for a grand guest the French president meets his Chinese counterpart in
00:09Beijing it's his fourth state visit to China Emmanuel Macron's trip comes at a pivotal time
00:16for the world economy Washington's sweeping tariffs have upended the global trading order
00:21and Macron has to walk a tightrope on one hand Macron and other EU leaders have called for the
00:28to introduce tougher trade regulations on China an influx of cheap Chinese goods into Europe has
00:35been putting the squeeze on European industry and the union is working on a new economic security
00:42doctrine to establish stronger trade safeguards against Beijing on the other hand Macron doesn't
00:49have much room to antagonize Beijing China is France's seventh largest trading partner and it
00:55buys about 35 billion US dollars worth of French goods each year during a joint news conference
01:02Macron said the EU's reforms were necessary even as he courted Chinese investment into his country
01:08Europe must reform itself to become more competitive and make more investment China must pursue its agenda
01:17of strengthening domestic consumption and we must find a framework for increasing Chinese direct
01:24investment in Europe and in France in particular to create added value and opportunities for
01:30employment and Xi Jinping seemed open to doing more business with France
01:35beyond trade Macron seeks China's help in bringing peace to Ukraine
01:45Xi did not directly respond to Macron's call but did say that China supports all efforts that work
02:03toward peace the state visit is a test for the French president how will he balance the needs of his country
02:09with the needs of not just the EU but also Ukraine Ryan Wu and Leslie Liao for Taiwan plus
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