PARIS， March 15 (Xinhua) -- Despite efforts to turn the page of his wife's fictitious job scandal， presidential candidate Francois Fillon was still suffering a severe setback with only 16 percent of French voters thought he was honest， a survey showed on Wednesday.


An Elabe poll for news channel BFMTV found 80 percent of 957 interviewed people thought the conservative contender did not say the truth about Penelope Fillon job as his parliamentary assistant， down by 12 percentage points from January poll.


Furthermore， less than four out of ten French voters approved his presidential credentials to lead the eurozone's second largest power over next five years.


"These scores confirm a clear degradation of Francois Fillon's image，" the pollster said.


Earlier on Wednesday， the 63-year-old former prime minister said he was upbeat to reach the second round despite allegation of misusing public fund which threw his campaign out of track.


"I am innocent...I am convinced that justice， even if it takes time， will establish this innocence，" he told local media Radio Classique. "I won't be coming in third. I will be in the second round."


However， an ifop survey showed the embattled conservative politician trailed at third place with 18.5 percent， 7 points behind centrist rival Emmanuel Macron who is predicted to make it through to the presidential election's second round in May against Marine Le Pen， president of far-right National Front party.


The poll showed ex-economy minister comfortably winning the run-off with 61.5 percent versus Le Pen's 38.5 percent.




By Xinhua Writer Wang Zhuolun


BEIJING， Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- A pioneering spirit has always shaped and will further guide Switzerland-China ties， Swiss Ambassador to China Jean-Jacques de Dardel told Xinhua in an exclusive interview.


Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Switzerland from Jan. 15-18， attending activities including the 47th World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos， the Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday.


The two countries established an innovative strategic partnership during then-Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann's state visit to China in April 2016， the first China has developed with a foreign country.


"This new partnership is not surprising and certainly rational，" said de Dardel.


Innovation is a top priority among the five development concepts outlined in China's 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020)， the four others being coordination， green development， opening up and sharing.


"Obviously， with China bent on furthering innovation， while Switzerland is a champion of innovation， it makes sense to refer to innovation to enrich the content of bilateral relations，" de Dardel said.


Stressing that Switzerland-China ties have been characterized by a number of "firsts，" de Dardel said Switzerland was among the first Western countries to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China， and among the first group of European countries to recognize China's market economy status. The first industrial joint venture China entered into was with Switzerland.


"All these constitute the basis of our mutual trust，" he said.


De Dardel highlighted the importance of aligning Switzerland's "Industry 4.0" with "Made in China 2025" to enhance the bilateral innovative strategic partnership.


De Dardel noted that the two strategies share the same goals of improving production， abandoning the obsolete， and jumping up the technological ladder for more sustainable development.


Hailing the dramatic progress China has achieved during the past 30-plus years， de Dardel said Switzerland embraces more innovation-driven cooperation with China， the world's second-largest economy， which is committed to deepening reform.


De Dardel expressed his appreciation that in the process of transformation， the Chinese economy is moving away from irrational production and toward high-quality products and services.


Switzerland， upon considering the improvement and transformation of the Chinese economy， decided it warranted market economy status， de Dardel said， adding that he hopes that through adjustments， China's market economy will become more mature.


"We believe inclusiveness is always better than exclusion，" he stressed.


Despite sluggish world economic growth， de Dardel said he is "very impressed" by China's GDP， which still grows at well above 6 percent annually， adding that the country is increasingly seen as a model to the developing world.


"The contribution of the Chinese economy to globalization is more than enormous， because China is still strengthening its opening up，" he added.


As a dedicated supporter of multilateralism， China is on its way to playing a greater role in global economic governance， de Dardel said， listing examples such as China's successful hosting of the G20 summit， proposing and implementing the Belt and Road Initiative， and helping operate the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank.


De Dardel said the two countries are always ready to break new ground.


Xi Jinping will be the first Chinese president to attend the World Economic Forum annual meeting. De Dardel said Xi's presence will demonstrate China's proactive attitude toward international governance and make the world economy better.


"I see it as a positive sign living up to what China has become，" de Dardel said.


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