French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian summoned the Chinese ambassador to France on Tuesday to express his "disapproval" of "certain recent comments" related to the new coronavirus, he announced. in a press release.
Positions "not in accordance with the quality of the bilateral relationship"
"Some recent public statements by representatives of the Chinese embassy in France do not conform to the quality of the bilateral relationship between our two countries", deplores the minister, with reference to the uninhibited campaign waged by this embassy to boast the Chinese government's "success" in the battle against the coronavirus and criticize Western responses to this epidemic.