China’s President Xi Jinping made the comments in a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese state television reported, fortifying ties with its European trading partner after Macron visited China in April.

China faces an electric vehicle subsidy investigation by the European Union and a looming probe into its steelmakers. Meanwhile, several European countries have complained about China’s opaque laws and rules regarding foreign companies in the country.

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    Xi made the comments in a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese state television reported, fortifying ties with its European trading partner after Macron visited China in April.

    China faces an electric vehicle subsidy investigation by the European Union and a looming probe into its steelmakers.

    Xi also said China was willing to strengthen cooperation with France at the United Nations and other multilateral institutions.

    The leader of the world’s second-largest economy also called on France to play a constructive role in promoting the positive development of China-EU relations, as ties have been strained over issues ranging from the EU’s push to reduce supply chain reliance on China to the war in Ukraine.

    “China and the European Union should remain partners for mutually beneficial cooperation,” Xi said in the call.

    The leaders also exchanged views on the conflict in Gaza, agreeing that it was imperative to avoid a further deterioration of the situation, in particular an even more serious humanitarian crisis, state television reported.


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      The real TL;DR:

      China wants a major European country to invest, so it can gain better leverage on said country to block European laws threatening China’s business model.

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              Question is: do we want to have China be the one to break the hegemony? Di we want to have anyone dominating trade world wide is another as a matter of fact.

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          Another variation: China wants global companies to invest as its economy heavily depends on exports and foreign direct investments.