France and Germany Present United Front on De-Risking China Ties - Bloomberg


France and Germany announced a unified approach to reduce economic dependence on China while urging Beijing to influence Russia's actions in Ukraine.
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France and Germany’s top diplomats sought to present a united front on China, saying their countries must reduce their reliance on the world’s second-biggest economy and calling on Beijing to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine.

“We have a joint message: we are not seeking decoupling but rather to limit our dependencies when they are excessive,” French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said Wednesday at a joint news conference with her German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, after talks in Paris. “We are talking about de-risking rather than decoupling.”

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