When leaders of France and the European Commission met Chinese President Xi Jinping for talks at the Elysée Palace in Paris on Monday, they had a strong message for him: Beijing must reduce its support for Moscow.
As Russia makes gains in its invasion of Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron and commission chief Ursula von der Leyen told the Chinese leader to do more to prevent the transfer of dual-use materials to Moscow that are finding their way onto the battlefield. restrict. .
“Given the existential nature of the threats posed by this war to both Ukraine and Europe, this affects EU-China relations,” Von der Leyen said after a trilateral meeting with Xi, who is on his first state visit to Europe in five years. .
