'The notion that the Chinese are going to be moved into policy shifts by such overtly deferential rhetoric is patently ludicrous. Macron and his advisers are not idiots; they must know as much. But that's the point.' -TomRtweets
President Emmanuel Macron of France arrives in Beijing on Wednesday. He'll also travel with Xi Jinping to Guangzhou, where Xi's father was a senior official. The French government is spinning the line that his top priority will be to persuade Xi to limit China's support for Vladimir Putin. The reality, as underlined by the legion of business leaders Macron is taking with him, is that this trip is simply another French play for more Chinese trade and investment.
Indeed, when it comes to the possibility of China providing weapons to Russia, supposedly an EU red line, the French intend to play nice with Xi. Instead, the official noted that Macron's decision to"be the first French president to visit Guangzhou is also a personal touch, since President Xi's father used to be a party leader there." Politico assesses that"The French are hoping the time Macron spends privately with Xi will help win Chinese support on issues such as stopping Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine or halting the illegal transfer of Ukrainian children.
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