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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Macron Urges Xi to Ease Trade Tensions and Support Peace Efforts
Caption: Macron Urges Xi to Ease Trade Tensions and Support Peace Efforts. French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to ease trade tensions and support global peace efforts during a key phone call on Thursday - According to Politico. Macron called for greater access to China’s market for French businesses and pressed Xi, not to impose tariffs on French Cognac, which is currently under a Chinese trade investigation He emphasized the need for fairness, saying Chinese investment is welcome in France but French companies deserve equal opportunities in China. The Cognac probe is widely seen as retaliation for EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, which France supported. On foreign policy, Macron called for immediate ceasefires in both Ukraine and Gaza. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Macron,Xi,trade,tensions,peace,efforts,France,China,Cognac,tariffs,market access,fairness,investment,retaliation,EU,electric vehicles,Ukraine,Gaza,ceasefire,Politico
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