Chinese vice premier meets French president's diplomatic adviser

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met with Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic adviser to the French president, in Beijing on Tuesday.

The two sides exchanged views on practical economic and trade cooperation between China and France, and economic and trade relations between China and the European Union (EU).

He, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that there is broad room for improvement in China-France economic and trade cooperation.

He added that China is willing to continue to work with France to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, strengthen practical cooperation in all economic fields and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

Noting that China and the EU are important economic and trade partners, He said that China is willing to continue dialogue with the EU in the economic and trade field to inject more stability and positive energy into the development of China-EU economic and trade relations.

Bonne said that France attaches great importance to economic cooperation with China and is willing to work with China to continuously achieve positive results in the China-EU trade and investment consultations, and maintain the stable development of economic and trade relations between the two sides.