Hope To Expand Cooperation With Europe: China's Xi Tells Macron, Merkel

In a three-way video call, Xi Jinping also expressed the hope that Europeans can play a more active role in international affairs, achieve strategic independence and offer a fair, transparent and unbiased environment for Chinese companies, CCTV said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday told French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel he hoped China and Europe would expand cooperation to better respond to global challenges, state broadcaster CCTV reported. In a three-way video call, Xi also expressed the hope that Europeans can play a more active role in international affairs, achieve strategic independence and offer a fair, transparent and unbiased environment for Chinese companies, CCTV said. Merkel's office confirmed that the three leaders exchanged views on European Union-China relations. "They also discussed international trade, climate protection and biodiversity," her office added in a statement.