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Macron in China urges 'shared responsibility for peace'

French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to “engage China toward a shared responsibility for peace” in Ukraine when he meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week

By AP News
Published - Apr 05, 2023, 08:51 PM ET
Last Updated - Jun 22, 2023, 10:04 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he wants to “engage China toward a shared responsibility for peace” in Ukraine when he meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week.

French officials said earlier that Macron planned to urge Xi in talks Thursday to use Beijing's influence with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but didn't expect a big shift in the Chinese position.

Macron is to be accompanied by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a show of European unity in dealings with Beijing.

Xi and Putin declared their governments had a “no limits friendship” before Moscow's February 2022 attack on Ukraine. Beijing has refused to criticize the Kremlin but has tried to appear neutral and has called for a cease-fire and peace talks.

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