France, March 28 -- China and France will hold three high-level talks this year on strategic, economic, financial and cultural issues, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced after meeting his French counterpart in Beijing.

Wang described Thursday's meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on both bilateral and China-EU relations as "constructive".

The two nations will also use their foreign ministry consultation mechanism for more in-depth communication on common issues, he added.

Barrot's two-day visit to China, which ends on Friday, comes amid global trade tensions, with United States President Donald Trump imposing or threatening tariffs on major partners including China and the EU.

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