French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday morning in Beijing, according to a media pool report. They shook hands in front of large French and Chinese flags before entering a meeting room for discussions at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

U.S. President Donald Trump has raised tariffs by 20% on China since January over its alleged role in the U.S. fentanyl crisis, and threatened a swath of new tariffs.

China’s leader told foreign executives visiting Beijing that globalization is an “unstoppable historical trend.”