On June 6, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot at the latter's request.

Wang Yi said, President Xi Jinping and President Emmanuel Macron held a phone call recently, reaching important common understandings on strengthening strategic coordination between China and France. Both sides should make preparations for the exchanges at all levels in the next stage, and China welcomes senior French representatives to the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2025 in Shanghai. Noting that the two sides have reached a consensus on resolving economic and trade issues through dialogue and consultation, Wang Yi stressed the need to enhance people-to-people, cultural and educational exchanges, so as to promote the sound development of the China-France comprehensive strategic partnership and China-EU relations.

Wang Yi said that China and France, both following a tradition of independence and autonomy, need to enhance strategic mutual trust and respect each other's core interests. The Taiwan question is China's internal affair and concerns China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity, which is fundamentally different from the Ukraine issue. China attaches importance to France's commitment to upholding the one-China policy and believes that France will put this commitment into practice. Wang Yi expressed China's hope that France will uphold the right position and oppose NATO's interference in Asia-Pacific affairs.

Wang Yi also emphasized that China and France should jointly uphold multilateralism, safeguard free trade, and oppose unilateral and bullying practices.

Jean-Noël Barrot said Vice President Han Zheng is welcome to attend the United Nations Ocean Conference in France, noting that France-China relations are growing more important in today's world with increasing uncertainties. France always regards China as a friend and partner, firmly pursues the one-China policy, and looks forward to maintaining high-level exchanges and close strategic communication with China. Strengthening people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two sides will send a strong signal of opening up, which is of great significance at present. France opposes trade wars and tariff wars, and is willing to continue to properly resolve economic and trade frictions through consultation.

The two sides also had an exchange of views on Ukraine, Palestine and Israel, as well as the Iranian nuclear issue, among others.