Merkel, Macron Urge China to Allow More Flights to Help Ties
- German, French leaders hold video call with China’s Xi Jinping
- Xi seeks to ‘fast track’ exchanges with key trading partner
Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel urged China to ease restrictions for Europeans wanting to travel to the country.
Photographer: John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron pressed Xi Jinping in a video summit to allow more flights from Europe as they sought to repair ties with Beijing.
China and the European Union have struggled to keep cooperation afloat as the bloc’s leaders have turned sharply toward criticizing Beijing’s human rights record. While the call Monday covered a wide range of topics, the focus was on trying to smooth over those differences.