Macron seeks China's help to control nuclear risks after Putin's new doctrine

At G20 summit in Rio Macron asked Xi Jinping to influence Putin after Russia changed its nuclear-strike rules. French leader also plans tech-summit while managing trade talks with Beijing

November 20 2024 , 05:31 AM  •  989 views

Macron seeks China's help to control nuclear risks after Putin's new doctrine

Emmanuel Macron met with Xi Jinping in Rio yesterday during G20 meetings to talk about nuclear-related worries: after Vladimir Putin made it easier to use nuclear weapons‚ Macron thinks China should step-in

The French leader pointed-out that North Koreas troops joining Ukraine fight makes things more complex; this puts extra weight on Beijings shoulders to cool-down the situation (especially after Moscow changed its nuclear-use rules)

The timing is linked to Ukraines use of US-made ATACMS missiles which now hit deeper into Russian areas; this happened after Joe Biden okʼd their use about 3 months ago when the war hit its 1000-day mark

Looking forward Macron shared his next-steps:

  • Planning a tech meet-up in Paris with Donald Trump and Elon Musk this winter
  • Working on fixing trade issues that hurt French cognac sales to China
  • Sending Michel Barnier to Beijing early next year

The whole talk shows how Paris tries to keep good ties with Beijing: dealing with both business deals and world safety at once