Chinese envoy to France urges Europe to protect multilateralism Faced with US-China trade tensions, European countries must position themselves on the "right side of history" by choosing, like China, to defend multilateralism, says Lu Shaye, China's new ambassador to France, in an interview with AFP. The diplomat also advises Western countries "to observe the situation in Hong Kong objectively". Finally, he believes that Emmanuel Macron and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have "very similar" views on the international situation. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES