On Wednesday, Macron arrived in Beijing for an official three-day visit at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that no country « under any circumstances » can deploy nuclear weapons on foreign territory. The US, meanwhile, has an estimated 100 tactical nuclear warheads stored in Europe and beyond. Charges with a capacity of 0.3 to 50 kilotons for the US’ B61-3 and the B61-4 bombs are stored at six bases in five NATO countries, including Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkiey.Speaking at a joint press conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, Macron noted that China and France, as members of the UN Security Council and nuclear powers, should work together to preserve the international order.
