China looks forward to promoting the continuous development of the China-France comprehensive strategic partnership through a new round of China-France Strategic Dialogue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian briefed the press on Tuesday.
Lin announced at the press briefing that Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic adviser to the French president, will be in China from October 15 to 16.
"He and Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi will hold a new round of China-France Strategic Dialogue," said Lin.
"Both China and France are permanent members of the UN Security Council and independent major countries. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, bilateral relations have maintained sound momentum of development. In May this year, President Xi Jinping had a phone call with President Emmanuel Macron. They reached important common understandings on the two countries strengthening strategic communication, jointly upholding multilateralism, and promoting world peace and stability, which charted the course forward for bilateral relations under the new circumstances," Lin said.
"Through the dialogue, China looks forward to having an in-depth exchange of views with France on bilateral relations and international and regional issues of mutual interest, implementing the common understandings reached between the two heads of state, consolidating mutual trust and expanding cooperation, and advancing the China-France comprehensive strategic partnership so as to make new contributions to a peaceful, stable and prosperous world," said the spokesman.
Diplomatic adviser to French president to visit China: spokesman
