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Jan van der Made

France urges coordination with China on Ukraine, trade at Paris summit

French President Emmanuel Macron, center, China's President Xi Jinping and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a trilateral meeting at the Elysee Palace as part of the Chinese president's two-day state visit in France, Monday, May 6, 2024 in Paris. AP - Gonzalo Fuentes

French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen pressed Xi Jinping at a summit in Paris on Monday to use Beijing's influence to halt the Russian war against Ukraine, also telling the Chinese leader to accept fair global trade rules.

Opening an initial trilateral meeting attended by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Macron said coordination with Beijing on "major crises" including Ukraine was "absolutely decisive" and urged "fair rules for all" in Europe-China trade.

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