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Chinese leader Xi Jinping is in France for a state visit marking the 60th anniversary of Beijing-Paris ties.
Xi's first trip to Europe in five years will also include visits to the China-friendly countries of Serbia and Hungary.
Lee Eun-hee reports.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's first visit to Europe in five years starts in France on Monday, with a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.
The U.S. media has interpreted this visit as an attempt to restore damaged China-Europe relations amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and to seek "strategic opportunity" to exploit division between the United States and Europe.
Soon after his arrival in Paris on Sunday, China's President Xi Jinping said in a statement that the relations between China and France "have established a model for the international community of peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation between countries with different social systems."
Following his visit to France, Xi is set to head over to Serbia and Hungary.
The New York Times on Sunday said that the three countries that Xi Jinping has chosen to visit, all to a certain degree see China as a necessary counterweight to the U.S. and are eager to strengthen economic ties.
It also added that "Mr. Xi, wants to demonstrate China’s growing influence on the continent and pursue a pragmatic rapprochement."
"For nearly 60 years, we have been committed to building a stable and balanced world, and dialogue and communication between France and China has made indispensable contributions in that regard."
In particular, The New York Times analyzed that President Xi's visit to Serbia, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Chinese Embassy by NATO forces, carries profound political implications.
The incident, which U.S. apologized for and maintains was a mistake, killed seventeen Chinese nationals, including three journalists.
In the New York Times article, the director of the Asia program at the European Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin commented, "For Xi, being in Belgrade is a very economical way to ask if the United States is really serious about international law, and to raise concerns about NATO's actions affecting other countries."
On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron will host the Chinese President for an official state visit.
A trilateral meeting is set to take place with the president of the European Commission to discuss trade issues between the EU and China.
Macron will also advocate for equitable trade policies and urge China to use its influence with Russia to help end the war in Ukraine.
Lee Eun-hee, Arirang News.
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2024-05-06, 12:00 (KST)
