Xi Jinping Visits Europe After 5 Years, "Welcoming Investment in Chinese Companies"

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Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his stance welcoming investments from France and other countries' companies in China through an article contributed to the leading French daily newspaper Le Figaro.

According to a report by China's state-run Xinhua News Agency on the 6th (local time), President Xi stated in his article dated the 5th, "China will open up more to the world and deepen cooperation with France and other countries." He added, "To this end, we have fully opened China's manufacturing sector and will move faster to expand market access in telecommunications, healthcare, and other services."

He also said, "France is advancing reindustrialization based on green innovation, and China is accelerating the development of new quality productivity (productivity driven by technological innovation)," adding, "The two countries can deepen cooperation on innovation and jointly promote green development."

Regarding China-France relations, he emphasized, "Since the establishment of bilateral relations, a bridge of communication between East and West has been built, and international relations have progressed toward dialogue and cooperation," and stated, "China will cooperate with France, inherit the spirit of the establishment of diplomatic ties, and open a new horizon for bilateral relations."

On the Ukraine war, President Xi said, "We are ready to work with France and the international community to find reasonable solutions." Regarding the war between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas, he noted, "China and France share many common views on this issue," and added, "Therefore, it is important that we strengthen cooperation and help restore peace in the Middle East."

President Xi arrived in France the previous afternoon to begin a six-day tour of three European countries (France, Serbia, Hungary), all of which have maintained good relations with China. This visit to Europe is his first in five years since March 2019, when he visited Italy, Monaco, and France. The visit is interpreted as an effort to embrace allies within European countries amid ongoing U.S. diplomatic and economic isolation operations against China.

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