Macron takes the Chinese president to the Pyrenees to insist on Ukraine and trade

The French president, Emmanuel Macronand its Chinese counterpart, Xi JinpingThis Tuesday they changed the golden frames of the Elysee Palace through the southern mountains France in search of a more direct dialogue about Ukraine and commercial disputes.

“I hope you continue to inspire us” to the “french mountains,” he said on Monday Macron for the to hug for your partner Chinese in Paris, at the start of his first European tour since 2019, which will also take him to Serbia It is Hungary.

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The respective planes of the leaders of these economic and nuclear powers arrived for Tarbes for later in the morning, AFP journalists noted.

Both leaders address to the Col du Tourmaletmythical rise of Tour de France in the Pyreneeswhere the climate is still winter despite for that the ski season is over.

Around a hundred people turned out to show their support for the Chinese leader and dozens of red flags with five yellow stars marked the road, for the height of Santa Maria de Campan.

“It’s very strange to see this here.”ensures Jean-Michel Garema retiree from this city.

Macron looks forward to “fruitful discussions” It is friendly” in this scenario, which contrasts with the reception with great pomp It is with a sumptuous banquet the day before in Paris, where they did not hide their differences over the replacement.

The Frenchman asked “a framework of fair competition” in between China and the European Unionand the owner of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenpresent in one of the conversations, warned that they would make “firm decisions” for “protect” the European economy.

Von der Leyen He denounced, for example, the arrival in the EU of heavily subsidized Chinese electric cars.

“The so-called “excess capacity problem” China‘does not exist either from the point of view of comparative advantage or for in light of global demand”replied the communist leader.

While for UkraineXi appeared more conciliatory, for the reaffirm their desire to work for a political solution. Furthermore, he supported a “Olympic truce”of all conflicts during the Games scheduled for July It is August in Paris.

According to a source French diplomatThis truce could serve, in the case of Ukraine, for launch a more political process after more than two years of conflict, which began with Russia’s invasion of the neighboring country in February 2022.

Paris wants Beijingmain ally of Russiapress for Moscow to contribute to ending the war, but says it is aware of the limited possibilities for a quick result. Xi is expected to soon receive his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

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“Seduction”

The Pyrenees stage could, according to the French delegation, favor a “frank and friendly discussion” about these sensitive subjects. The objective is to break the imposing protocol that accompanies for the leader of the Asian giant.

He Col du Tourmalet it is “directly linked for “very personal story” in Macron, explains its surroundings. The president, who celebrates the 7th anniversary of his first election this Tuesday, spent many holidays at his grandparents’ house in this area.

The two directors, accompanied by their wives, will have lunch at the restaurant Eric Abadiea farmer friend of President.

He liberal leader seeks to match for XIwho organized a tea ceremony for him in 2023 in Canton in the official residence where his father lived when he was governor of the province.

“Diplomacy Emmanuel Macron “He always invested, perhaps excessively, in the power of seduction”to analyze Bertrand Badiespecialist in International Relations from the university Po Sciences.

Macron ““He always had the idea that his personal relationships could destroy structures.”Explain Badie. The intimate picture of tourmalete would be included in this objective.

“But that means not knowing well for Xi Jinpingwho is not a great sentimentalist”he warns.

Source: Elcomercio

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