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CCTV “Global vision” November 5, 2010 broadcast, “Sarkozy red carpet welcome President Hu Sheng,” Record the following for the show:
Moderator Shui Junyi: good evening, welcome to being broadcast, “Global view”, I Shui Junyi.
4, Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Paris, paid a state visit to France. French media have published commentaries that after a lapse of more than six years after Hu Jintao’s visit to France again on bilateral relations, as well as relations between Europe and the healthy development of China’s most important and far-reaching significance. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, but this is a very high diplomatic courtesy, the entire reception President Hu Jintao airport to personally greet him. Red carpet, honor guard, the Republican Guard cavalry and a series of costumes grand welcome ceremony and the Lord will be with the customer’s travel arrangements, is attracting attention from the international community. Why France painstaking arrangements? Visit China and France for the future of these two big powers which have affected the development of relations? For the relationship between China and Europe which will have a positive effect? Today we have invited special commentator Song Xiaojun and China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Deputy Director, Europe Mr. Wang Shuo together to look at the visit of President Hu Jintao, as well as some changes in the Sino-French relations.
First, there is a question to please his enthusiastic comments about us. Because we see from the picture, really high standard. Like Sarkozy, according to media that have made an exception with a beautiful wife to the airport tarmac to welcome President Hu, the two were very very friendly, and very spectacular in the Elysee Palace ceremony. But also on the Champs Elysees on the square in front of the obelisk tower, the whole dress with the Republican Guard cavalry to hold the ceremony. These things make people feel as if France and the first two years of the formation of Sino-French relations a great contrast, how do you think?
Song Xiaojun Commentator: I think the French do very full face, in fact, marks the relations between China and France on cooperation from the face to the lining of cooperation, could be a sign points. In fact, the French do so enough to face, including what you have said that a set of things that put a lot of films recently, we have put in front of news.
Shui Junyi: We see a lot of news today, and now also in place.
Song Xiaojun: Yes. Why do French people so full face is very eager to cooperate with China on the lining. For example, nuclear power, aviation, and of course many, many, in fact, French people are now finally found, for example, Sarkozy has just come in when he thought the U.S. might be important, so follow the United States to run for a while. Now the United States began shamelessly printing money, printing money for a lie, Mr Sarkozy is finally understood. You ran after him, he will simply disregard your last, when the little brother.
Shui Junyi: printing money because it is also unfavorable to France.
Song Xiaojun: Yes, you followed him as little brother, he will not give you any good. Looking back, he finally got the cooperation with China, want to come in from the sub-face came, I think so.
Shui Junyi: for example, we can now see the U.S. as some foreign media “Time”, which has such a description. It said the red carpet in France with a grand ceremony to welcome Chinese President Hu Jintao visited a time, the Chinese flag flying in the streets of Paris. And I noticed that in front of some journalists there were some reports, for example, on the street in Paris, did this sudden Chinese elements together for a time, but the French side this time, very carefully organized and arranged enough to appear this time, Hu Jintao very concerned about access. Mr. Wang, what kind of observation?
Are reviewing: the highest diplomatic courtesy welcome President Hu Jintao showed the French side attaches great importance to
China Institute of International Relations of Wang Shuo, deputy director of Europe: I think this problem is a fundamental point of view with the status of China’s rising power, France, on our demand, the root cause lies. When the financial crisis, China maintained a relatively high growth. After the financial crisis, China’s economic recovery is also very fast. France, and relatively speaking, particularly in terms relative to Europe, the economic strength are described as hard and soft power has declined. Crisis, the European recovery is fragile stage of the situation in France as well. In this case, the French to get rid of the fragility of post-crisis era, so the French need need a partner, this partnership will give it the market, help it recover in the international great-power status, I think that the French consider this.
Song is just right course for teachers, is the outward appearances. The year 2008, we lost face in China, now the French and then back to face you, face to spare, the two sides so you can then return to the starting point for a good cooperation, I think the French are so considered, because the French with a lot of thinking in Chinese, is very similar.
Shui Junyi: Yes. And some media are now also the time when Jacques Chirac became president, relations with France as a very interactive and orderly, but as a very harmonious relationship, and now today, a Sino-French relations, but also started a similar comparison, I feel very similar. Seem to feel from Sarkozy’s China policy is concerned, turned around, went back to his predecessor Jacques Chirac, when the great importance to China of such a state. Of course, the two said, especially when Mr. Soong said earlier, the face Ye Hao, in the sub or just the very important point, that is what is essential or you say something on the lining.
For example, a lot of media attention this time, in addition to these grand things, we must note that the Chinese President Hu Jintao brought a big one, 200 billion big one. Bought a lot of things, such as we see, as 102 Airbus aircraft, including with France’s Areva Group, ten years to buy two tons of oil, and so this number, a total of 20 billion U.S. dollars of such a large unit. Wang is not the fact that Sino-French relations are now, in addition to culture, history, just now you said, the economic and trade cooperation is the core of the piece.
Wang Shuo: It can be said is this. In fact, not only in terms of China-France relations, in terms of China-EU relations as well. We have been speaking Central Europe, or between the economic relations between China and France is a key element of bilateral relations, it is actually a basis for bilateral cooperation. Because of geopolitical relations, China-EU distances, from a geopolitical point of view, both sides of the political friction that relatively few can be certain. Of course, the cultural concept, from some traditionally large gap between the two sides. But in fact, can be in terms of European interests with the reality of our direct conflict of interest is minimal.
Shui Junyi: Speaking of which, “French Letters” have a comment, it said that China is now leading the world economy “players.” Like the golf course on the “player”, playing the quotes of the “players.” GDP will exceed Japan, in fact, more than Japan has and is becoming the world’s financial re-array and the fifth largest investor in China, China’s GDP growth rate of about 10%, while the words in French only 1.6% of the poor. Therefore, all sectors of France and China to develop relations, especially in the economic, trade, and so hold high expectations, even by its comments, said President Hu Jintao at this moment Ye Hao, Ye Hao of China’s visit is timely, for Sarkozy speaking is a good brother, a pull, you agree with this comment?
Are reviewing: France reach consensus on four points cited concern about signing a huge big one
Wang Shuo: You can say, I think so to speak. Because we all know that Sarkozy is now a part of the economy, “a low two high” and “increased political pressure”, is such a state.
Shui Junyi: how to tell?
Expert opinion: the French economy a low internal pressure of two high
Wang Shuo: since, economically speaking, the so-called “a low” is low growth. 2009, negative economic growth in France by 2.2% this year, is expected to increase to 1.5%, 1.6%, but now is not to say. “High” of course, is a high deficit, the deficit is about 7.5%, 7.6% in that way, Mayaw all know that requirement is 3%, this is definitely not work. Nearly 10% of the unemployed, “one of two high-low” is facing major economic Sarkozy the biggest problem.
From the internal perspective, 2012 presidential election, as a nation Sarkozy came to power just the first term, his re-election certainly has this idea, but the current situation in terms of his retirement law reform, we also know that some time ago every day, so much noise around Europe has never been so seven times, this is not history, in French history is not. So in this sense, this kind of reform pressure is very great. Do not change, he stepped down; changed, the equipment could not have line of the machine, because next year, after all, you can then wait. If the economy can pull in China, for example, from China to get some practical help, from diplomacy on China in the G20 give him some support, to the 2012 elections, I think the days of France, Nicolas Sarkozy will feel better.
Shui Junyi: Song to resolve about us, Mr. Wang has just said to us, we gave the French something from us that the French have something, just “a low two-high” or “internal pressure “or so. But I would like to ask, and we in addition to the red carpet, with costumes, so a series of cavalry welcome high-profile, high-level reception breaking beyond what we get from France?
Opinion: France and technical cooperation between the small span
Song Xiaojun: First of all speech which President Hu also said the two sides, a nuclear technology; an aviation technology. Why talk about these two technologies? One is French, after the oil crisis in 1973, he engaged in a nuclear power plant made a very large standard plan. This is probably France’s nuclear power plant nearly 60, and 70% of electricity by nuclear power instead of oil, so that it do more than live, it experiences the more technical routes go to maturity. Our first nuclear power plant at Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station is to give the French.
In fact, in France among the European countries, for example, than the United Kingdom, with Germany than, it is the foundation is not thick enough, and even cottage is suspect. Cottage, after all, but its small cottage, and this one should be independent of nuclear power is its strongest. China wants to transform the economic development mode, the Fifth Plenary Session just finished, we have to increase clean energy, nuclear power and we have to develop, this time we simply asked for nuclear cooperation, both sides benefit. It is precisely because we were going to cooperate for its enterprises to invest in people more confidence in its money will not flow abroad, people are willing to invest in this, it is also good for it.
The second is Air, Air France has its advantage? Its organizational advantages. Because the original had Napoleon, it can play the big industry, big project. For example, Rolls-Royce engines, and spare parts is the Mercedes-Benz Daimler is Germany, doing fine. France doing? France can get a re-investment of these things installed.
Shui Junyi: ship.
Song Xiaojun: It can play a large project boat, organizational skills, management ability is very strong, this piece is exactly what we need. We start simply asked about, the technical cooperation between our two great, and the technology span is short, so both have a lot of space.
Shui Junyi: I also noticed that when President Hu Jintao talks, Sarkozy also stressed a bit special, France has always supported the EU’s lifting of arms sales to China ordering. What does it mean? Is simply just a slogan, or that he loved, and really want to put this to the lifting of arms sales to ordering?
Are reviewing: France stressed their willingness to cooperate closely with China
Song Xiaojun: He really wanted to do, because in fact they are independent of the French defense system, that is engaged in World War II, over Charles de Gaulle, and its relationship with the United Kingdom, NATO is different, his is a complete industrial structure, supporting all complete. But the level should be said that these years will reach the level of the nineties, such as optical technology, it has some small, like the optical gyro is better these technologies, including aircraft. This is a piece of the French aerospace aircraft, including some involved in day large telescope, large lens dare wear. These things with our technology a little gap, if we go down to the catch, indeed, we do not like to have it. During this period, you again embargo, and France’s own domestic arms sales, its inventory of space, working space is small.
Another one, consisting mainly of large transport aircraft in their A-400 was supposed to be sold to India, just talk with India, Obama passed, C-17, forcing India to buy, can not say that forced India to buy, including Saudi Arabia, just buy a European fighter, of course, in which the shares of France, people make Obama a telephone call the Boeing 600 billion to buy F-15.
Shui Junyi: Do you mean that speaking from the heart of France, or willing to say I can selling weapons.
Expert opinion: the French embargo on arms sales to China urgent breakthrough
Song Xiaojun: do not sell, depreciation of these things, and it was himself Zhouzhuanbukai. It paved the big military stall, and now no money to upgrade technology, it is about the level in the 90′s, of course, China is the biggest buyer, it wants to buy.
Shui Junyi: We are concerned about relations with France, President Hu Jintao’s visit to France at the time when the Sino-French relations concern, in fact, we know, the French in the European Union which is one of the main leadership of the State, or an important role. He clarified that an attitude of a, or more willing to deal with China, will on the whole the relationship between China and the EU, and China is now in some of the international situation to further open up the situation on the board can play a role in what kind of breakthrough, After the topic in the advertising we will continue our “global vision” continue later.
Shui Junyi: Welcome back to “global vision”, we look at today’s topic is the relationship between China and France.
With President Hu Jintao arrived in Paris by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the high-level reception, a lot of media in the comments now, Sino-French relations have been repaired. Of course, in such a context, we note that a lot of people concerned about the fact that China is now in the international pattern of many such relations, especially recently, it seems like a lot of comments around the relationship.
Foreign Ministry spokesman yesterday, I noticed on the specific issues on Hong Lei made a reply. The problem is it? Seems to have been accused, the current relations between China and some surrounding neighborhood is very tight, let us look at the drawing board, an interpretation of Hong Lei did. He said that in fact China’s comprehensive national strength and influence increased rapidly for the Asian peace and promote world economic growth has a lot of contributions. Emerging Asian neighbors partnership with China should be said that has stood the test of time and international vicissitudes, to strengthen their relationship with China, is China’s policy, but also have a very great significance. However, such a statement from Mr. Hong Lei, let us contrast the relationship with France in China. I would like to ask Mr Wang, how do you think President Hu Jintao’s visit to France this time after the Sino-French relations, said some comments that the significance of ground-breaking, how do you interpret this?
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Wang Shuo: Sino-French relations that we consider from two aspects: on the one hand a historical basis. We all know that France is the first western European countries to establish diplomatic relations with China, both from de Gaulle, Pompidou and even later during the course of relations between Mitterrand during the eighties and nineties because there are some ups and downs. But Chirac is an old friend of Chinese people, he was very understanding of China. Sarkozy to age, although Nicolas Sarkozy at the beginning of the era such as 2008, when there are some unpleasant, but he soon returned to a track, so the historical context from the point of view, Sino-French cooperation is based .
On the other hand there is real cooperation needs both. We have talked about the French there is a demand of China, China’s demand for France, of course, are bilateral, a relationship of mutual benefit and total surplus. Speaking from a multilateral, because since it is a strategic partnership, the strategic meaning of the word should be extended to the world. Inside this pattern of talk in the world, the issue of climate change, reform of the international financial system, including UN reform, in fact, there are many problems between China and France we can be coordinated.
Shui Junyi: And before the President Hu’s visit, Sarkozy said, specifically on the media that passage, meaning that the French believe that China’s development is not a threat but an opportunity. How to say this, then, to say the say in peacetime, but during the President Hu’s visit, he deliberately put the words out, there are still referred to, is equal to me that my attitude, I got a team.
Wang Shuo: Yes, is this. Because our policy has always been China’s peaceful development, and neighbors as partners of such a policy. China’s development will not affect world peace and oppose contribute to the development of world peace, this is our development strategy. From a practical sense, the cooperation between China and France benefit is greater than the disadvantages, the French very well, so his speech is not only a verbal statement, of course, stand in this layer of meaning is also in there, but the real significance of the French seem to think so .
Shui Junyi: One more question, Mr. Song, spoke about the significance of the French visit, someone with a “far inbreeding attack” so a word to describe China’s current diplomatic situation now. Your interpretation?
Song Xiaojun: I think China is gradually mature.
