Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a video summit on July 5 with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emanuel Macron. In their coverage of the event, Chinese official media claimed that both French and German leaders expressed support for unfreezing the EU-China Investment Agreement as soon as possible. However, there is no mention of such support in the statements issued by both Germany and France. Chinese regime’s official media Xinhua and CCTV released the same official transcript on the summit between the leaders of Germany, France, and China. The report cited French President Macron saying that France is committed to continuing to advance cooperation with China in a pragmatic manner, supporting the ratification of the EU-China investment agreement, World Trade Organization (WTO) reform, and communication with China on climate change and biodiversity issues. The transcript also said that Chinese companies were being welcomed to invest in France. Chinese official …
Chinese State Media Alone Claim France, Germany Support Unfreezing EU-China Investment Deal
July 8, 2021
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