US EditionXi Jinping Hosts Macron on Rare Trip with a Global Leader Outside Beijing
Xi Jinping and Emmanuel Macron signed 12 cooperation agreements on nuclear energy, population ageing, and panda conservation during Macron's state visit to China, highlighting growing bilateral ties.
- Chinese leader Xi Jinping accompanied French President Emmanuel Macron to Chengdu on Thursday after Macron opened a three‑day state visit with a ceremony in Beijing on Wednesday, signing 12 cooperation agreements.
- Beijing views ties with France as a route into the 27‑member EU, while French President Emmanuel Macron pressed Beijing for help on the war in Ukraine and economic imbalances.
- Macron then joined Xi Jinping at the Dujiangyan dam site, drawing investor attention to potential commercial deals during Macron's visit to Chengdu.
- Analysts say the trip boosted Beijing's diplomatic standing while delivering few big deals, as Macron travelled with a large French business delegation investors watched closely and China withheld approval for a 500-jet Airbus order.
- Observers note China has recently reaffirmed support for Russia and cannot deliver a Ukraine breakthrough, while Alicia Garcia‑Herrero said France expected more as Europe prepares economic security discussions.
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Xi Jinping hosts Macron on rare trip with a global leader outside Beijing
Chinese leader Xi Jinping accompanied French President Emmanuel Macron to Chengdu on Friday, a rare gesture seemingly reserved for the head of Europe's second-largest economy that highlights Beijing's focus on Paris in its ties with the European Union. Details by FRANCE 24 Reporter in Chengdu, Clovis Casali.
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Xi holds talks with Macron, calling for expanded cooperation in multiple areas
China and France should seize opportunities and expand the scope of cooperation, President Xi Jinping said in his talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing.
Xi, Macron vow to strengthen bilateral cooperation
President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Thursday agreed to enhance political mutual trust, expand practical cooperation, promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and advance the reform and improvement of global governance. Macron is on his fourth state visit to China, which reciprocates Xi's state visit to France last year on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of China-France diplomatic relations. The two hea…
Buenos Aires, 4 December (NA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron concluded key talks in Beijing, with a joint call to expand bilateral cooperation and to exercise as "constructive forces" in the drive for global multipolarity. Xi emphasized that, as large independent and responsible countries, China and France have a duty to defend multilateralism and maintain an equitable dialogue to ensure that their comp…
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