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France and China advocate multilateralism

France and China urged more global cooperation on climate, biodiversity and trade after the U.S. began withdrawing from the 2015 Paris Agreement.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk in Shanghai while sampling French wine and beef
French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk in Shanghai while sampling French wine and beef (AN/Chinese State Media)

PARIS (AN) — French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping called for more global cooperation on climate change, biodiversity and trade on Wednesday, just days after U.S. President Donald Trump began the process of withdrawing from the 2015 Paris Agreement.

The two leaders' "Beijing Call for Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change," a joint proposal expressing irreversible support for the landmark Paris climate treaty, accompanied similar shout-outs for the World Trade Organization, or WTO, and 2015 Iran nuclear deal. They also signed US$15 billion in trade deals during the French president's visit to China this week.

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