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Jan van der Made with RFI

China's Xi Jinping visits France to work through global crises

China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arrive at Paris's Orly airport, on 5 May 2024. © Michel Euler/Pool via REUTERS

China's President Xi Jinping has arrived in France for a rare state visit that marks 60 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to urge the Chinese leader to reduce trade imbalances and to use his influence with Russia over the war in Ukraine.

The two-day visit, Xi's first trip to Europe in five years, comes at a time of mounting trade disputes between Europe and China.

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