Published: 15:22, December 6, 2024
Chinese vice-premier calls for enhanced economic ties with France
By Xinhua
This combo picture created on Dec 6, 2024, shows Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng (left), also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attending a meeting in Beijing, Dec 4, 2024, and French Finance Minister Antoine Armand arriving for a weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Oct 10, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA, AP)

BEIJING - Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng on Thursday held talks via video links with French Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty Antoine Armand.

The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on recent economic and financial cooperation between the two countries and issues of common concern.

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He, the Chinese lead person of the China-France High Level Economic and Financial Dialogue, said the two sides should faithfully implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, further deepen cooperation in economic, financial and other fields, strengthen complementarity, work for mutual benefit and win-win results, and push for the steady and sound development of China-France economic and trade cooperation.

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As the French lead person of the dialogue, Armand said France is willing to enhance coordination with China to constantly expand bilateral cooperation to a wider range and a deeper level.