BEIJING/PARIS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to boost cooperation on geopolitics, trade and the environment, as the European Union seeks China's help in ending the war in Ukraine and Beijing looks for economic wins from U.S. tariffs.

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting China for three days to focus on trade talks and the global crisis.

Speaking in the Great Hall of the People, where the meeting took place, Xi said he and Macron had agreed to push for more "balanced" economic ties, two-way investment and a "non-discriminatory" environment for businesses in both countries.

BEIJING, Dec 4 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping met French President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing on Thursday, the French leader's fourth state visit to the Chinese capital as Europe seeks to rebalance economic and security threats from the world's second-largest economy.

French President Emmanuel Macron cautioned that the world is facing a potential “breakdown of the international order” as he met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing amid growing economic friction between China and Europe.

French President Emmanuel Macron will lobby his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, this week to try to avert tariffs on dairy and pork exports to China.

French President Emmanuel Macron met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, seeking stronger commercial ties, as the European Union prepares to toughen up its trade rules.

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