Xi says ready to ‘break new ground’ to solidify China-France ties after Macron inks big defence deals with India

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has offered to “break new ground” to give a fillip to the China-France ties, days after French President Emmanuel Macron’s high-profile visit to India during which the two countries unveiled an ambitious defence roadmap besides intensifying cooperation in the strategic Indian Ocean and the Indo-Pacific region. Macron’s visit to India also coincided with the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and France. In his message on the occasion, Xi said “As today’s world is once again at a critical crossroads, China and France should jointly open up a path of peace, security, prosperity and progress...