| Mathew Samuel |ചൈന ഇന്ത്യയെ ഭയക്കുന്നു, കള്ളികൾ തുടങ്ങി,ഫ്രാൻസിനെ കൂടെ നിർത്താൻ

China's President Xi Jinping is visiting France in his first trip to Europe in five years. This visit marks 60 years of diplomatic relations between France and China. Trade between China and France is worth $79 billion today. However, it has become a point of concern between Paris and Beijing, with both countries looking to avoid a confrontation over electric vehicles and French liquor. France is also concerned about China's position on the Ukraine war, with Macron asking President Xi to use China's influence on Russia to help Ukraine. Xi Jinping’s swing through Europe this week highlights China’s bold play to exploit the divisions within Europe and across the Atlantic with the United States. It also underlines Europe’s trilemmas in navigating the great power dynamic between the US, Russia and China.