国产热热热精品,亚洲视频久久】日韩,三级婷婷在线久久,99人妻精品视频,精品九热人人肉肉在线,AV东京热一区二区,91po在线视频观看,久久激情宗合,青青草黄色手机视频

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
CHINADAILY Editorial

Macron's win in French election bodes well for ties with China

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-05-08 20:36
Share
Share - WeChat

The victory of independent centrist Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential election run-off on Sunday has allowed those worried about rising right-wing nationalism in Europe to heave a sigh of relief.

With Macron winning just over 66 percent of the votes, it is evident that his message of a strong and progressive Europe struck a chord with voters, even after the populist victories of the leave campaign in the United Kingdom and Donald Trump's election as US president.

His triumph strengthens France's place as one of the central pillars of the European Union, and bodes well for what it stands for: open trade, free flow of people and cooperation.

Macron's victory, therefore, was also a victory for reason over extremism.

Yet he still faces many challenges ahead. The country has deep economic and social divisions, with a high unemployment rate, especially among young people. And the abstention rate of around 25 percent, the highest this century, and a record share of blank or spoiled ballots by more than 11 percent of the voters, show many felt neither Macron nor his opponent, anti-EU, anti-immigration Marine Le Pen, was speaking for them.

Meanwhile, France is still in a state of emergency following a string of terrorist attacks since 2015 that have killed more than 230 people.

All of which mean it will not be easy for Macron to deliver on his message of change, hope, unity and healing.

One source of support could be China.

As President Xi Jinping said in a congratulatory message to the French president-elect immediately after his election win, both nations have significant strategic importance and international influence and share a responsibility for maintaining peace and facilitating development in the world.

Sino-French relations have been developing healthily and steadily in recent years, and there is ample common ground for win-win cooperation between China and France. Not least in the economic arena where Macron has pledged to promote globalization and free trade, for which China has now become the torchbearer.

There is also much space for improvement in their trade relations, which lag significantly behind Sino-German trade.

And as Macron noted previously, China can also be "an important ally" to France and Europe in tackling climate change and fighting terrorism.

Working together, as Xi proposed in his message, will "move the strategic Sino-French partnership to a higher level". This will benefit not only the two countries and peoples, but also global stability and development.

Today's Top News

Editor's picks

Most Viewed

Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1994 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
章丘市| 灌阳县| 达尔| 三河市| 宜君县| 宁德市| 游戏| 新兴县| 抚顺市| 安龙县| 阿拉善盟| 马尔康县| 永清县| 金川县| 怀柔区| 福泉市| 赣榆县| 项城市| 左贡县| 扎鲁特旗| 台山市| 西宁市| 光泽县| 中江县| 东乌| 保德县| 普宁市| 出国| 镇平县| 南溪县| 新龙县| 麟游县| 平塘县| 尼玛县| 天祝| 黑河市| 长汀县| 武平县| 当涂县| 永泰县| 隆回县|