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China, Europe, France
Beijing snubs French investment gathering amid heated trade tensions with EU

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French President Emmanuel Macron at the Choose France investment gathering, at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, on 1 June 2026.
French President Emmanuel Macron at the Choose France investment gathering, at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, on 1 June 2026. © Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool/AFP

A spat after France's European Affairs Minister called for tougher EU trade measures against China resulted in Beijing snubbing this year's Choose France investment gathering. Behind the move, China wants to ramp up pressure on Paris ahead of key meetings this month in Brussels and at the G7 summit.

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