State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation with Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic counselor to French President Emmanuel Macron.
China expressed appreciation for France’s adherence to the one-China policy, and stressed that the United States and the “Taiwan independence” forces have repeatedly tried to change the status quo across the Taiwan Straits, hollow out the one-China principle, and seriously jeopardized peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits.
“On issues of principle concerning national sovereignty and territorial integrity, there is no room for any country to back down”, Wang said.
Bonne said that France agrees to uphold the basic norms governing international relations and safeguard regional security, peace and stability.
Like China, “France rejects the Cold War mentality and opposes bloc confrontation”, he noted, adding that France hopes to join hands with China to cope with the current international and regional crises and send a positive message of solidarity to the world.
“France always attaches great importance to developing the France-China comprehensive strategic partnership and is ready to work with China to build a dynamic, constructive and strong bilateral relationship, he said, stressing that the two sides should step up high-level dialogue and exchanges, deepen practical cooperation in such fields as economy and trade, science and technology, people-to-people exchanges and culture, and jointly address global challenges such as climate change and food security.France always adheres to the one-China policy and is unwavering in its position to respect China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, Bonne said, adding that France hopes that stability across the Taiwan Straits could be maintained through dialogue and consultation.”- State Council China The people’s Republic of China
