China’s Xi backs Macron call for global Olympic truce

Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, right, greets Xi Jinping, China’s president, ahead of the state dinner marking the visit at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on Monday, May 6, 2024. Xi called on France to help fend off a “new Cold War” as the EU increasingly aligns with U.S. concerns over security risks and trade tensions. China’s President Xi Jingping on Monday called for a global truce during the Olympic Games in Paris this summer after the French president and the head of the European Commission urged him to use his influence on Russia to end its war in Ukraine….