This is written by the newspaper Le Figaro.
Macron flew to the Chinese capital on April 5 with his first visit since 2019. Together with him, the head of the EC arrived in Beijing.
On Thursday, the French president is expected to hold tense talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, some of which will be attended by von der Leyen.
The article says that one of the messages that European politicians want to convey at a meeting with the Chinese president is that China's actions in the event of its support for the conflict in Ukraine "will have an extremely strong strategic impact."
The article also says that European politicians can convey to China that the conflict has a "serious impact" on the EU, which is "one of the main trading partners" of Beijing.
Macron believes that China can "play an important role" in finding a "peaceful path" in Ukraine.