Beijing, China - Dec 4, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. National flags of China, France on street lamppost

FILE: Wuhan City, Hubei Province, central China - April 23, 2024 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Pierre Raffarin, former Prime Minister of France (partially overlaid with shots 3-7):
"Today, what is essential for the world is development. It is what China has done with a lot of energy by lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. While growth is a priority today, the foremost priority is peace. The Chinese people are a peaceful people. They have not waged war outside China. They have fought only when their homeland was under attack. They can be the bearers of peace."

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FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Aerial shot of harvester working
4. Various of farmers threshing grain by hand
5. Farmer carrying shoulder pole with straw bundles
6. Woman counting RMB banknotes
7. Various of people laughing
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FILE: Paris, France - April 28, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of Arc de Triomphe, national flag of France

FILE: Wuhan City, Hubei Province, central China - April 23, 2024 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Pierre Raffarin, former Prime Minister of France (partially overlaid with shots 10-11):
"We, the French, have overcome the shames and tragedies of World War II by turning an enemy, Germany, into one of our best friends today. So France and China can together be the messengers of peace. So whatever our political systems, whatever our economic rivalries, whatever our cultural divergences, we fundamentally share a message for the planet. This message is to protect the planet, for the peace of humanity. And peace for humanity is a common goal that France and China share."

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FILE: Paris, France - April 28, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of traffic
11. Various of Eiffel Tower
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FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of Tian'anmen Square, Chinese national flag, Tian'anmen Rostrum
13. Aerial shots of cityscape

Former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has said France and China can transcend their differences and jointly serve as messengers of peace for humanity.

In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Raffarin emphasized that both nations share a fundamental mission to protect the planet and promote global peace, despite different political systems, economic competition, and cultural divergences.

"Today, what is essential for the world is development. It is what China has done with a lot of energy by lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. While growth is a priority today, the foremost priority is peace. The Chinese people are a peaceful people. They have not waged war outside China. They have fought only when their homeland was under attack. They can be the bearers of peace," he said.

"We, the French, have overcome the shames and tragedies of World War II by turning an enemy, Germany, into one of our best friends today. So France and China can together be the messengers of peace. So whatever our political systems, whatever our economic rivalries, whatever our cultural divergences, we fundamentally share a message for the planet. This message is to protect the planet, for the peace of humanity. And peace for humanity is a common goal that France and China share," he said.