China and France pledge to push for greener development

China and France have agreed at a regular bilateral meeting to extend cooperation on environmentally frie ndly economic development, supporting less wealthy nations and fighting COVID-19 pandemic. Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua and French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire co-chaired the eighth China-France High-Level Economic and Financial Dialogue on Monday via video link. Hu said that, under the guidance of the two heads of state, practical cooperation between China and France has made new and positive progress, bilateral trade has reached a record high, two-way investment has grown rapidly, agricultural cooperation has achieved remarkable results and cooperation in emerging areas has made steady progress. China stands ready to work together with the French side to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, strengthen cooperation on international and multilateral affairs in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in key areas, said Hu. The two countries should consolidate and expand cooperation on major projects, and strive to create a good environment for trade and investment to push China-France cooperation to a higher level and inject new momentum into their bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership, said the Chinese vice-premier. – CGTN