Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi used a call with his French counterpart to say the two sides needed to support each other, underscoring Beijing¡¯s push to win diplomatic backing during a spat with Japan.
Wang said in the call Thursday with the French president¡¯s diplomatic adviser, Emmanuel Bonne, that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had ¡°made provocative remarks related to Taiwan¡± this month.
Beijing and Paris should ¡°firmly support each other on issues involving each other¡¯s core interests,¡± Wang said, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry in Beijing. ¡°I hope that the French side will continue to firmly abide by the one-China principle.¡±
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