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BILATERAL PERSPECTIVES 　　Editor’s Note： On the eve of the 50th anniversary of Sino-French diplomatic ties， Beijing Review interviews four people from China and France and asks them to share their impressions regarding the past， present and future of the relationship between their two countries 　　Cai Fangbai， former Chinese Ambassador to France （1990-98） I have worked in France for 24 years， during which time I have personally witnessed the growing diplomatic relations between China and France. After World War II， there formed a bipolar system with the United States and the Soviet Union at opp