Falier frowned, obviously not satisfied with Xu Jichao's reply. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "Of course France will work hard to improve the relationship with East China, but we hope that East China can reconsider its relationship with Germany. To be honest, the relationship between East China and Germany now will only bring greater obstacles to improving the relationship with France. I think this is quite unfavorable to East China, so it is best that East China can make some adjustments to its relationship with Germany and show the intention of East China."

Xu Jichao was quite dissatisfied. He just hinted that France was less fooling and did more practical things. Unexpectedly, Falier really didn't understand it, and he deliberately tried it. It was a little naive to fool the East China ** to modify the relationship with Germany. Is it so difficult to really think that East China ** is so easy to be fooled! So he said: "Our relationship with Germany is a resolution made by our country based on our own national interests. Whether it is beneficial or not, we have our own standards for judgment. As for improving the relationship between East China ** and France, I have said just now that it is not enough to rely on one side. Therefore, we hope that France will do more practical things in this regard to prove its sincerity, rather than just demanding our actions."

Falier said: "Didn't France show enough sincerity when she took the initiative to invite East China ** to visit? To be honest, we have been under tremendous pressure this time to invite East China ** to visit. Not all French people want East China ** to visit. But our ** still withstand this pressure and sent an invitation to visit to East China **, which is enough to show France's sincerity."

Xu Jichao said: "First of all, I admire the courage shown by France*. This is a very visionary and responsible decision. History will eventually make a fair judgment on this decision. We also accepted the invitation from France to visit as soon as possible, which is also our sincerity."

Falier shook his head and said, "But this is not enough. We hope that East China ** can do more to appear more sincere. In this way, we can convince the French people and invite East China ** to visit. It is a correct decision to improve the relationship with East China **. Therefore, if East China ** really hopes to improve the relationship with France, it is best not to get too close to Germany."

Xu Jichao couldn't help it. It seemed that it was useless to say it implicitly for the French. He could only choose a more straightforward statement. So he said: "Mr. President, I will repeat that the relationship between East China and Germany is a decision based on our own interests. We will naturally have a judgment on whether to change the relationship with Germany. As for improving the relationship between East China and France, to be honest, our mutual trust is not enough now. After all, it has just passed a war. Although both of us agreed not to worry about the war and look forward, the war has already happened.

It has caused huge losses to both sides, so we cannot be treated as a war has not happened. Only by correctly understanding this can we ultimately improve the relationship between East China and France. Strengthening mutual trust requires the joint efforts of both sides, rather than the demand imposed on the other side by one party. We understand the contradiction between France and Germany, but this has nothing to do with improving the relationship between East China and France. How France uses the requirement that we adjust our relationship with Germany as a prerequisite for improving our relationship with France, then we can only think that France is inadequate and does not deserve our trust."

After being slammed back by Xu Jichao like this, Falier's face was a little uneasy, and his voice increased a little, saying, "Sir, if this is the foreign policy of East China, then I think it is very dangerous. If East China still insists on such a foreign policy, it will never gain the trust of the French people. It may be difficult to improve its relations with France. Such consequences are quite serious."

Xu Jichao said coldly: "Mr. President, although we love peace, we will never beg for peace. Peace must be based on equality. If someone wants to use tough intimidation to force us to sacrifice national interests in exchange for peace, it will never be presented. East China ** only cares about the trust of the Chinese people. As for what the French people think, it is not the scope of our consideration. But what I want to remind the President is that if the relationship between East China ** and France is improved, France will also benefit from it. If it cannot be improved, France will also be damaged. There is no need for me to explain the interests in it in detail. If France has not calculated the pros and cons clearly, I can make the decision on behalf of East China ** and give France a few days to carefully calculate the trade-offs. During this period, I can visit the UK first and then complete my visit to France."

Farier's face changed several times before he said, "Okay, I have learned about the attitude of East China*, and respect the diplomatic decisions chosen by East China* based on its own interests. I have no intention of interfering. It was just a kind suggestion just now, so please do not misunderstand. Our attitude towards improving the relationship between France and East China* will not change, and we are willing to work with East China* to gradually eliminate conflicts between each other on the basis of equality and reciprocity, establish a relationship of mutual trust, and ultimately achieve the goal of improving the relationship between France and East China*."

Originally, Xu Jichao was ready to break the talk, but the other party actually pulled the words back, and couldn't help but admire the other party. He was worthy of being an old empire. This turned against him faster than turning on the book, and he was so blushed that he didn't say anything threatening. However, since the other party softened his posture, Xu Jichao certainly could not keep being tough, so he said: "If this is the attitude of France, then we welcome it."

Falier laughed and said, "This is of course the attitude of France. Please do not question it. It is beneficial to us to improve our relationship."

Xu Jichao nodded and said, "If France really recognizes this, it would be great. But I would like to remind you first that there are many differences between East China and France now, so it is impossible to expect to significantly improve the relationship between the two sides in a short period of time. Both sides must work together for a long time. I think the first thing is to find the common interests of both sides to cooperate, so that both sides can benefit from it, and then gradually adjust the part of our differences, so that the purpose of improving the relationship can be achieved."

Falier nodded, saying, "Very good, I think this suggestion is highly feasible."

Xu Jichao said again: "This time our visit to France is quite innovative, and we are not very prepared. We can only express our respective attitudes, but we may not solve the problem of unity. Therefore, I suggest that France send a visiting delegation to visit East China when conditions permit, further deepen the understanding between the two countries, jointly find common interests of the two countries, and explore ways to improve relations."

Falier was silent for a while before nodding, saying, "Personally, I am willing to send a visiting delegation to visit East China **, and I am willing to visit in person, but this will take place after the Parliament has discussed and resolved. Of course, I will try my best to promote the Parliament to pass the decision to visit East China **."

Xu Jichao said: "Okay, I hope the French visiting group can complete the trip as soon as possible."

Falierd said: "I also wish Mr. Xu's visit to France will be successful."

Speaking of this, the meeting ended. Although it was once quite interesting during the talks, the two sides finally completed the talks calmly, and it was a success for them to avoid being strong. Both parties expressed their desire to improve their relationship. Of course, the changes in the talks were mainly dominated by Falier, and the changes in Falier's attitude before and after, were, on the one hand, the negotiation methods used by various countries. Whether it was possible or not, try it first. Fraud may be able to fool the other party and obtain unexpected benefits. On the other hand, it also comes from domestic pressure.

What Falier said to Xu Jichao was that not all French people wanted to visit East China. It was not a lie. Although it was a pragmatic choice, France was indeed under tremendous pressure for this. After all, if the war was lost, France still paid a large amount of compensation like East China. This was another major military failure for France after the Franco-Prussia War. However, Prussia, which lost to the Franco-Prussia War, was a European country and was culturally the same. In the Franco-East War, the one who lost to the Franco-Prussia War, was lost to China, which had been showing its weakness and incompetence for nearly sixty years. Although it was not the Qing court that defeated France, but the East China War, it was the same in the eyes of the French people.

The French people are not willing to bear it, and the French are always proud and even other European countries look down on them. Naturally, they cannot accept the loss to the backward yellow-skinned monkey. Moreover, after the end of the Far East War, the relationship between East China and Germany quickly narrowed and became increasingly favorable. Now they are almost all but aligned. Moreover, East China and Germany are both French victims. Therefore, in the eyes of the French, this is their two powerful enemies joining forces, so they naturally have no good feelings for East China. However, the French invited East China to visit France at this time, which naturally aroused the anger of the French people. Major media and newspapers accused the decision of ** being inappropriate, and many members of parliament were also influenced by public opinion. They criticized ** for being weak and incompetent, and so on.

Although in the face of surging public opinion, the French government resisted the pressure and did not cancel the invitation, but during the talks with the East China Government, they still had to show a tough momentum and demanded that the East China Government adjust their relations with Germany, so that they can explain to the people and the members of parliament.
Chapter completed!