Chinese investors should have confidence in the French economy and engage in more investment there, France's minister of economy and finance said in Beijing on Tuesday.
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Pierre Moscovici said 2013 will be a difficult year for Europe, but people should be optimistic in the economies of France and the whole euro zone, when he delivered a speech at the Beijing-based People's University of China.
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Compared with the amount of French investment in China, Chinese investment in France is small, according to the minister.
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Economic cooperation between France and China is mutually beneficial as it creates jobs in France and provides huge business chances for China, said Moscovici.
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"I am not a protectionist minister," he said, "and there is no political obstacles in principle."
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Cooperation with developing countries, such as China, will help the euro zone fight economic recession, according to Moscovici.
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France has trust in its partners, he added, in order to dismiss worries that frictions in some investment areas may undermine economic cooperation.