PARIS, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At the invitation of
French President Emmanuel Macron,
Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off his state visit to
France on May 5. It coincides with the 60th anniversary of
the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and France, and is of great significance to
building on past achievements and opening up new prospects for
bilateral relations.
During this visit, achieving carbon neutrality goals will, once
again, be an important consensus reaffirmed by China and France, in relation to which, the joint
promotion of nuclear energy cooperation and development as an
important cornerstone for the two countries to achieve carbon
reduction goals has attracted great attention.
Yu Jianfeng, Chairman of China National Nuclear Corporation
(CNNC), and Jean-Bernard Lévy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Electricité de France (EDF)
jointly released A Prospective Study on "Bluebook" on Nuclear
Energy to Support for Low Carbon on Monday in Paris.
"China and France, as major nuclear energy-producing
countries in the world, play an irreplaceable role in promoting
nuclear energy to address climate change and low-carbon
transformation," Yu said.
He noted that nuclear energy cooperation is an important part of
the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and France. Under the strategic guidance of
President Xi and President Macron, nuclear energy enterprises in
the two countries have adhered to the principle of "walking on the
two legs of technological cooperation and industrial cooperation,"
and have achieved fruitful results.
The Global Times learned from the CNNC that the cooperation
between the CNNC and the EDF opens a new chapter in the two
countries' nuclear energy cooperation. This not only reflects the
concrete implementation of the important consensus reached by the
top leaders of the two countries, but also marks the 40th
anniversary of the two countries' nuclear energy cooperation and
witnesses the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic
relations between China and
France.
The move will also support China in building an innovative nuclear energy
international cooperation network. In the future, the two countries
will leverage their strengths to build a new pattern of cooperation
and development that is interconnected and driven by innovation,
supported by industry to promote the improvement of global nuclear
governance, and make greater contributions to the economic and
social development of China and
France, as well as the
construction of a global community of shared future for
mankind.
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