CHINA-FRANCE: FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON'S MEETING WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING

Euronews-1 reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping has spent a lot of time with French President Emmanuel Macron over the past 24 hours. On November 5 night in Shanghai, the two shared some steak and wine and later, along with their wives, toured Shanghai’s Yuyuan Garden and watched some Chinese Opera. Details of the business talks held on November 6 were not divulged till November 6 night. Euronews 2 said “The French and Chinese presidents are set to sign a text that mentions the ‘irreversibility’ of the Paris climate agreement, which comes just hours after the US made its first formal step to withdraw from the accord.” Bloomberg reported that “France expected about forty contracts to be signed during Macron’s state visit in aeronautics, finance, energy, tourism, health and agriculture.” It quoted an official as saying “Talks for a potential contract for nuclear engineering group Orano in China were accelerating. Aircraft engine maker Safran is in advanced talks over a major order" and "Societe Generale SA is also considering a fully-owned brokerage in China.”







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