Chinese and French Presidents Tackle Cognac Tariffs in Phone Call: Macron

According to Orville Schell, an American China expert, the recently started US-China talks may end the tariff war, but they will not resolve the fundamental contradictions between the two countries. Xi Jinping and Donald Trump have many similarities, yet they are not expected to negotiate with each other.

Chinese and French presidents tackle cognac tariffs in phone call: Macron

French leader says fair competition is key and both sides agreed to move faster to resolve their trade dispute.

Xi Jinping holds phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron

"We agreed to move forward as quickly as possible on the issue of cognac, which is essential for our producers," he said in a social media message referring to the provisional anti-dumping measures imposed by Beijing in October 2024 against imports of brandy from the European Union.

Emmanuel Macron repeat Friedrich Merz dans sa croisade contre la directive devoir de vigilance, la CS3D, Demandant sa suppression définitive. « Nous sommes tout à fait d'accord avec le chancelier Merz et d'autres collègues pour aller bien plus vite » en matière de simplification, « et la CS3D et quelques autres régulations ne doivent pas être simplement repoussées dun an, mais écartées », a déclaré le président français ce lundi 19 mai, devant l…

French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to "advance" the cognac dispute during a phone call in which the European leader conveyed to his Chinese counterpart his desire to "continue building a solid economic relationship.""We have agreed to move forward as quickly as possible on the issue of cognac, which is essential for our producers," he said in a social media message referring to the provisional anti-dumping m…