World risks 'disintegration of the international order' as Macron urges Xi to back Ukraine peace

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World risks 'disintegration of the international order' as Macron urges Xi to back Ukraine peace  China has provided strong diplomatic support to Russia since its 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine and has also extended an economic lifeline through increased trade.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/04/world-risks-disintegration-of-the-international-order-as-macron-urges-xi-to-back-ukraine-p  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00A grand reception at Beijing's Great Hall of the People welcomed French President Emmanuel

00:07Macron on Thursday for talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The war in Ukraine was the first

00:14topic on the agenda. While China says it wants peace, it has never condemned Russia's invasion

00:20and has hosted President Vladimir Putin several times since the conflict began. Brussels also

00:27suspects China of supplying military components to Russia. Macron urged Xi to pressure Moscow,

00:34but Xi rejected any responsibility for the crisis. Macron, joined by 35 business leaders,

00:41also pushed for cross-investments to rebalance trade and called for cooperation with the G7

00:48on rules-based economic governance. Trade imbalances from electric cars to steel

00:54remain a major point of friction with China. At the end of the talks,

00:59the two countries signed a letter of intent to strengthen cooperation.

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