1. China and France, both permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, are committed to promoting peace, prosperity, sustainable development and security in the world in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. They will continue to promote the process of world multipolarity and multilateralism based on international law and the universally recognized norms governing international relations, and join hands to foster international relations based on mutual respect, fairness, justice and mutually beneficial cooperation. In this spirit, they recall their commitment to the United Nations and the reform initiated by its Secretary-General, and will work together to make the United Nations more efficient and responsive.

2. China and France intend to continue their joint efforts to build an open global economy; combat all forms of protectionism by ensuring a level playing field; and foster an economic globalization process that is more open, inclusive and balanced and brings benefits to all. In this spirit, they support the strengthening of the role of the G20 as the premier forum for international economic cooperation and encourage it to play a more active role in international economic and financial governance.

3. China and France reaffirm their commitment to the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment. They believe that all WTO members need to strengthen the implementation of multilateral requirements and disciplines, including in terms of transparency and subsidies notification, so as to maintain the strength and credibility of the multilateral system. They reaffirm their support for the International Working Group on Export Credits in negotiating a new set of international guidelines for officially supported export credits. They are working to strengthen their cooperation within the framework of the IMF, and to continue to improve the IMF's quota and governance structure.

4. China and France undertake to strengthen their strategic dialogue through regular consultations on regional and international issues, to promote the peaceful settlement of disputes through dialogue and in accordance with international law, including international humanitarian law, and to work jointly within the United Nations to resolve regional and international hotspot issues, including the Middle East, Africa, the Korean Peninsula, and non-proliferation issues.

– On the Korean Peninsula, China and France are committed to the goal of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. They are determined to promote a full and comprehensive implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions. They call on the DPRK to comply with its international obligations and to abandon its nuclear and ballistic program in a comprehensive, irreversible and verifiable manner. China and France will continue to work for the preservation of the international non-proliferation regime based on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

– On Syria, China and France support the efforts of the United Nations in the Geneva process toward a political solution under the framework of Security Council Resolution 2254.

– On Libya, they support the mediation led by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and encourage the various Libyan parties to find an appropriate solution through an inclusive political dialogue. China and France pledge to contribute in particular to the fight against the illicit oil exports from Libya.

– On the peace process in the Middle East, they confirm their support for a two-state solution, under which the two states live side by side in security within internationally recognized borders, with Jerusalem as their capital, and in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions.

– On Iran, they reaffirm their commitment to and their readiness to uphold the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action concluded in Vienna on 14 July 2015, and call on all parties to implement their commitments and to fulfill all their international obligations.

– In Africa, they support the efforts of African countries, African regional and subregional organizations as well as the G5 Sahel to address the issues of peace and security in Africa, including the fight against terrorism, and will continue to contribute to the achievement of lasting peace and sustainable development throughout the African continent.

5. China and France emphasize that terrorist threat knows no borders. They reaffirm their commitment to the central coordinating role of the United Nations in international cooperation. They will continue to support international initiatives to mobilize under the auspices of the United Nations all forces in the fight against terrorism in all its forms. They also recall the importance of combating terrorism financing. On 26 April 2018, France will organize an international conference in Paris on this theme, to which it will be pleased to see China participate.

6. China and France reaffirm that international law, and in particular, the Charter of the United Nations, applies in cyberspace. They are committed to promoting the development of internationally accepted standards of responsible behavior in cyberspace, in particular within the framework of the United Nations. They will strengthen their cooperation against cybercrime and other malicious activities in cyberspace, including attacks on key infrastructure and the theft of intellectual property by using information and communication technologies to acquire competitive advantages. They agree to continue to strengthen their exchanges and cooperation through the China-France dialogue mechanism on cyber issues.

7. China and France reaffirm their commitment to deepen and broaden their cooperation on environmental protection and climate change. China welcomes the convening of the "One Planet" Summit in Paris. France welcomes the official announcement by China on 19 December 2017 of the launch of its national emissions trading scheme. China and France are satisfied with the progress made on green finance since the work was initiated under the Chinese presidency of the G20. As a continuation of the work of COP23 of the UNFCCC, they will strengthen their collaboration with a view to reaching operational implementation rules for the Paris Agreement at COP24 of the UNFCCC, and will take concrete steps to push for its full, effective and timely implementation of the Paris Agreement. China and France will work together with other parties to raise state ambition before 2020. The Paris Agreement must be implemented in accordance with the principles of equity, common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, taking into account different national conditions. China and France will strengthen their exchanges on COP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020.

8. China and France intend to continue their constructive dialogue on the formulation of the Global Pact for the Environment. They welcome the signing of an action plan for the protection of the environment (2018-2020) and a cooperation agreement on national parks and support the conservation of marine fauna and flora. They decide to launch a "China-France Year of the Environment" to strengthen their dialogue on the subjects concerned. China and France will also continue to identify and implement joint projects on sustainable cities.

9. China and France will strengthen their exchanges and cooperation on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development bilaterally and under the framework of multilateral fora such as the United Nations and the G20. They will continue to intensify their exchanges in this area via the Strategic Dialogue and will hold their development assistance working group meeting in 2018. China will continue to participate regularly in Paris Club meetings and to play a constructive role.

10. China reaffirms its support for the integration of the European Union. China and France will continue to work actively to implement the China-EU 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation and deepen the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership in areas of mutual interest, in a spirit of mutual and reciprocal benefit. They reaffirm their commitment to support the development of trade and investment relations between China and the EU, based on the principles of openness, transparency and fair competition and WTO rules. They support the swift conclusion of an ambitious comprehensive investment agreement between China and the EU, including market access and investment protection.