Xi meets Macron as French president seeks united EU front on China 0 SHARES Share it! “Very happy to welcome President Xi Jinping and his wife to France,” Macron wrote in a tweet. Prior to meeting with Macron, Xi went to the nearby principality of Monaco, where he was received by Prince Albert II and where a government spokesman said talks would “address economic and environmental issues”. Le Drian had remarked Friday that Silk Road cooperation must go “in both directions”. China as EU ‘rival’But Xi’s visit poses a particular challenge for Macron, who wants to deepen EU ties with China while also pushing back against Beijing’s growing global clout.

Source: Manila Bulletin March 24, 2019 22:30 UTC