France to Seal Deals With China But Will Challenge ‘One Belt, One Road’ Project

France to Seal Deals With China But Will Challenge ‘One Belt, One Road’ Project
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 25, 2019. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
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PARIS—France and China will sign trade deals worth billions of euros on March 25 during a visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, but Paris will also take the opportunity to push back against Beijing’s “One Belt, One Road” infrastructure initiative.

President Emmanuel Macron wants to forge a united European front to confront Beijing’s advances.