Xi joins Macron in southwest China
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BEIJING, Dec 5 (Reuters) - 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.
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French first lady Brigitte Macron visits an old friend in China: A giant panda called Yuan Meng
French first lady Brigitte Macron has reunited with a giant panda born in France during a visit to China with President Emmanuel Macron. Yuan Meng was born in a French zoo in 2017 and now lives at
French President Emmanuel Macron stressed the need to deepen cultural and people-to-people exchanges as well as mutual understanding, to foster cooperation and jointly address global challenges, during his visit to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that unity between Europe and the United States was key in the support of Ukraine, adding there is "no mistrust". "Unity between Americans and Europeans on the Ukrainian issue is essential.
At a panda reserve in southwest China that Yuan Meng now calls home, the first lady marveled at how big he has grown.