China and France agree to help de-escalate US-Israeli conflict with Iran
The world must not return to the law of the jungle, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang tells France’s Jean-Noel Barrot
In talks with his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot on Monday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Paris to work with Beijing to promote de-escalation and safeguard “the basic norms of international relations”, according to China’s foreign ministry.
“The international community must resist any violation of international law and reject double standards,” Wang said, adding that major powers should not rely on military superiority to launch attacks against other countries at will.
“The world must not return to the law of the jungle.”
According to the ministry, Barrot said that as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, France and China bore “special responsibilities” to safeguard international peace and security.
The two ministers agreed to work with Gulf countries towards de-escalation and to find a path to a political settlement.