China hopes that France promotes the healthy development of China-EU relations along the right track, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, made the remarks in a phone call with Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic adviser to the French president.

Wang said the current international landscape is marked by turbulence and intertwined changes, with new problems and challenges emerging one after another.

It is therefore necessary for China and France to maintain regular dialogue and strengthen strategic coordination, Wang said, stressing the importance of the strategic guidance of the two heads of state.

Wang urged the two sides to deepen all-round mutually beneficial cooperation and elevate their comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level, and to inject fresh impetus into safeguarding multilateralism and reforming and improving global governance, demonstrating the responsibility of China and France as permanent members of the UN Security Council.

He hopes that France will encourage the EU to pursue a positive and rational policy toward China, uphold the basic positioning of partnership, and properly address economic and trade differences through dialogue and consultation.

Wang also elaborated on China's position on the Taiwan question, stressing that provocative remarks on Taiwan by the incumbent Japanese leader are turning back the wheel of history and a violation of China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

As permanent members of the UN Security Council and comprehensive strategic partners, China and France need to jointly safeguard the outcomes of WWII victory and firmly support each other on issues concerning their core interests, he said.

Wang also expressed hope that France continues to firmly abide by the one-China principle.

For his part, Bonne said that President Emmanuel Macron looks forward to visiting China soon to consolidate and deepen the friendship between the two heads of state and to conduct in-depth strategic communication on advancing France-China and EU-China relations and jointly addressing global crises.

He believes this visit will guide the high-quality development of bilateral relations and make new contributions to world peace and stability.

Bonne said that France upholds the tradition of an independent foreign policy, firmly adheres to the one-China policy, and understands China's legitimate position on the Taiwan question.

France looks forward to enhancing mutual trust, strengthening dialogue and coordination with China, and jointly addressing challenges such as global governance and economic imbalances, Bonne said.

Stressing the importance of healthy development of EU-China relations, he said that France is willing to play a positive role in EU-China dialogue and cooperation based on the sound France-China relations.

The two sides also exchanged views on the Ukraine crisis. Bonne briefed Wang on France's position on it. Wang said that China supports all efforts dedicated to peace, supports a peace deal that is comprehensive, lasting and acceptable by relevant parties, and advocates building a balanced, effective and sustainable European security architecture, adding that China is willing to maintain communication with France on this matter.