BEIJING/PARIS ¨C French President Emmanuel Macron urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to boost cooperation on geopolitics, trade and the environment, as the European Union seeks China¡¯s help in ending the war in Ukraine and Beijing looks for economic wins from U.S. tariffs.
On his fourth state visit, Macron is walking a delicate tightrope, trying to reduce France¡¯s massive trade deficit with China and secure industrial jobs at home to bolster his legacy, without antagonizing the world¡¯s second-largest economy.
China, for its part, wants to ease trade frictions with the 27-strong EU over its heavily subsidized electric vehicle industry, while presenting itself as a more reliable market to the U.S. for economies hit by President Donald Trump¡¯s tariffs.
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