French President Emmanuel Macron concluded a visit to China on Friday — one in which he reportedly “urged” genocidal dictator Xi Jinping, a close ally of Vladimir Putin’s, to help stop the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

While Western outlets claimed Macron attempted to convince Xi to play a larger role in stopping the bloodshed, Chinese state media emphasized Macron’s enthusiastic support for growing trade between Beijing and Paris, including sharing nuclear energy technology with the rogue communist nation. Chinese outlets noted that, in passing, Xi promised to play a “productive” role on Ukraine, but featured the issue far less prominently than cultural exchanges and bilateral trade.

The absence of Ukraine as a primary topic of conversation during Macron’s visit is notable given the long

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