China hopes France can help take heat out of relations with EU

BEIJING, July 29 (Reuters) – China hopes France can “stabilise the tone” of EU-China relations, vice-premier He Lifeng told his French counterpart in Beijing on Saturday, as European leaders debate how balance “de-risking” and cooperating with the world’s second-largest economy. He also told French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire that China is willing to deepen cooperation with France in traditional areas such as finance as well as in science and technological innovation, as the two sides meet for their ninth Economic and Financial Dialogue. “It is hoped that France will stabilise the tone of friendly cooperation between China and the…