Overview
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pressed France to uphold the one‑China principle in a Nov. 27 call with Emmanuel Bonne, the French president’s diplomatic adviser.
- Beijing framed the outreach as a need for mutual support on core interests as it disputes Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan‑related comments.
- China has already sent a letter to UN chief António Guterres accusing Ms. Takaichi of violating international law by linking a Taiwan crisis to possible Japanese troop deployments.
- Prime Minister Takaichi has declined to retract her Nov. 7 remarks and reiterated that Japan would judge any specific contingency based on available information.
- President Emmanuel Macron is due in China next week for economic and commercial talks, while Beijing pairs its diplomacy with economic measures and sharper rhetoric toward Japan.