By Xi Jinping
Published
yesterday at 4:31 p.m.,
Update yesterday at 5:22 p.m.
Michel Euler / POOL / REUTERS
TRIBUNE – In a forum at Figaro At the start of his visit to France, the President of the People’s Republic of China promises to open Chinese markets to Western companies, assures that he understands the stakes of the Ukrainian crisis for Europeans and says he is committed to mutual respect and peaceful coexistence between States.
I have the great pleasure of making, at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron, my third state visit to France. For the Chinese, France has a unique charm. It is the birthplace of so many great philosophers, writers and artists who have inspired humanity. More than 150 years ago, French people participated in the development of shipbuilding in Fujian and the establishment of the Fujian Naval School. France was one of the first countries to welcome Chinese government scholarship holders before receiving on its soil, a century ago, young Chinese students, some eminent of whom made a remarkable contribution to the founding and development of the New China. And it is the first major Western country to have established with New China…
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