China's Xi and France's Macron pledge cooperation on global crises and trade

China and France pledged deeper cooperation on global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade, as France prepares to take on the presidency of the Group of Seven next year. “We are facing the risk of the disintegration of the international order that brought peace to the world for decades, and in this context, the dialogue between China and France is even more essential than ever,” Macron said Thursday. "China's open door will only open wider," Xi said, saying that the country plans to “expand market access, and opening up areas” of investment “and guide the cross-border, orderly, and rational layout of industrial and supply chains.”