French President Emmanuel Macron has told Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping he is following events in Hong Kong closely and continues to back the 'one country, two systems' principle for Beijing's rule over the city, an Elysee official said.
FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping after a joint news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee
“The President said he was monitoring the situation closely and reiterated France’s support for the principle of ‘one country, two systems’,” the official told Reuters on Saturday.
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