Xi’s big adventure to keep Europe open and onside
The global economy is a very different place today than it was five years ago, when Chinese leader Xi Jinping last visited Europe.
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Xi and Macron find common ground in Paris despite trade tensions
PARIS -- Beijing has agreed it will not impose tit-for-tat tariffs on French brandy, despite numerous probes by the European Union into Chinese industries, after President Xi Jinping met with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on the first day of his state visit to Paris.
Xi tells Macron: China stays neutral in Ukraine war
Reemphasizing his country’s neutrality in the Ukraine War after Washington accused Beijing of helping Moscow rebuild its defense industrial base, Chinese President Xi Jinping has begun his first trip to Europe in five years.
Call it Cognac diplomacy. France offered China’s Xi a special drink, in a wink at their trade spat
PARIS (AP) — How do you smooth over trade tensions with the all-powerful leader of economic powerhouse China? Charm him with a bottle of Cognac, or two.
Macron, von der Leyen press China's Xi on trade in Paris talks
PARIS (Reuters) -- French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen urged China to ensure more balanced trade at the start of President Xi Jinping's visit to Paris, during which Macron was also set to press him on Ukraine.
All investor eyes on Xi in Europe
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s two-day state visit to France starting Monday, coupled with stops in Serbia and Hungary, is garnering significant attention from global investors amid escalating trade tensions between China and the European Union (EU).
China’s Xi Jinping is visiting Europe for the first time in five years – his goodwill tour will be an uphill struggle
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Macron sets Ukraine as top priority as China’s Xi Jinping pays a state visit to France
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron will seek to press China’s Xi Jinping to use his influence to move Russia toward ending the war in Ukraine during a two-day state visit to France. Both leaders were also expected to discuss trade disputes over electric cars, cognac and cosmetics.