China: France’s Macron Should Press Xi on Rights

Expand French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shake hands during a press conference in Beijing, China, January 9, 2018. © 2018 Reuters (Paris) – French President Emmanuel Macron should keep his pledge not to “cover up” China’s human rights abuses during the upcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Macron. Xi will visit France from March 24 to 26, 2019. “President Xi’s trip to France provides President Macron with an important opportunity to seek credible international visits to assess the conditions of…

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