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Macron\u2019s three-day visit aims at getting China to exert pressure on Russia for ceasefire deal with Ukraine.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n French President Emmanuel Macron told Xi Jinping that their two countries must overcome their \u201cdifferences\u201d during a trip to Beijing focused on economic and geopolitical cooperation.<\/p>\n The two leaders met in China\u2019s capital Beijing on Thursday, holding wide-ranging talks at the Great Hall of the People that ranged from ending the war in Ukraine to redressing global economic imbalances.<\/p>\n list of 3 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n \u201cSometimes there are differences, but it is our responsibility to overcome them for the greater good,\u201d Macron told Xi. \u201cOur capacity to work together is decisive,\u201d he said, making a direct reference to Ukraine.<\/p>\n Reporting from Beijing, Al Jazeera\u2019s Katrina Yu said it was unclear whether any agreement was made. \u201cMacron and other EU leaders have accused China of providing crucial economic support for Russia\u2019s war effort and providing military components for its defence industry, something that Beijing has denied,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n China has never condemned Russia for its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n Macron\u2019s visit to China, his fourth since taking office, came straight after he met Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris as delicate US-brokered ceasefire efforts continue. Zelenskyy is eager to ensure his country maintains territory and sovereignty as Russia seeks to annex large chunks of the east.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat we want \u2026 is that China can convince and influence Russia to move toward a ceasefire as quickly as possible,\u201d a French diplomatic official told The Associated Press news agency, adding that Paris expected Beijing to \u201crefrain from providing Russia with any means whatsoever to continue the war.\u201d<\/p>\n Xi, for his part, responded to Macron\u2019s overtures with calls to \u201cmake the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and France more stable\u201d, with an oblique comment that China was willing to work with France \u201cto exclude any interference\u201d.<\/p>\n It was unclear what he was referring to, but Al Jazeera\u2019s Yu said that self-governing Taiwan, which China sees as its territory, would be at the forefront of Beijing\u2019s agenda. \u201cRecently, it\u2019s been in a diplomatic spat with Japan, and it wants France to reaffirm its commitment to the One China policy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Trade formed a major part of discussions, with the European Union seeking more investments to help diminish its massive deficit, which has ballooned by nearly 60 percent since 2019, and China looking for diplomatic wins amid US tariffs.<\/p>\n \u201cOur two countries have a role to play in laying out, with other partners, the foundations for rebalanced economic governance,\u201d\u00a0said Macron, who was accompanied by top executives from French companies Airbus, BNP Paribas and Alstom.<\/p>\n He called for China to work with G7 countries to create fairer and stronger rules, rather than a system based on \u201csurvival of the fittest\u201d.<\/p>\n The two leaders signed 12 cooperation agreements following their talks, covering population ageing, bilateral investment, nuclear energy and panda conservation.<\/p>\n Xi on Friday will accompany\u00a0Macron\u00a0to southwestern China\u2019s Sichuan province, where two giant pandas loaned to France were recently returned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Macron\u2019s three-day visit aims at getting China to exert pressure on Russia for ceasefire deal with Ukraine. 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