“FLOODING EUROPEAN MARKET”
Each Macron and von der Leyen made commerce a precedence within the talks, underscoring that Europe should defend its “strategic pursuits” in its financial relations with China amid fears of a commerce conflict.
Von der Leyen stated there have been “imbalances that stay vital” and “a matter of nice concern”, singling out Chinese language subsidies for electrical automobiles and metal that had been “flooding the European market”.
Macron thanked Xi for not imposing “provisional” customs duties on French cognac amid an ongoing anti-dumping investigation, and introduced him with bottles of the costly drink.
Rights teams and political opponents have railed on the red-carpet welcome for Xi.
They accuse Macron of turning a blind eye to abuses by Beijing, together with repression of the Uyghur minority whereas inserting an excessive amount of emphasis on his counterpart’s pledges.
The go to has additionally coincided with intensified considerations about alleged Chinese language hacking assaults – denied by Beijing – towards lawmakers and officers in European nations together with France, Germany and the UK.
Raphael Glucksmann, a Socialist candidate for the European Parliament elections in June, denounced the “pleasant tone” of the go to.
He informed RTL tv: “The person who deports the Uyghurs (and) represses the individuals of Hong Kong and the Tibetans is just not our pal.”