Red carpet for the Chinese president, despite economic and diplomatic disputes between Paris and Beijing

2024-05-05 15:11:05

Chinese President China“>Xi Jinping landed this Sunday in Orly, before starting a two-day state visit in Paris on Monday, with international political (Ukraine, Gaza) and economic issues, against the backdrop of the trade war between Beijing and China. Europe. A sign of the importance he attaches to his guest, on this 60th anniversary of Franco-Chinese diplomatic relations (established by General de Gaulle), Emmanuel Macron adds a personal touch to the formal protocol aspect.

With his wife Brigitte, the Head of State will receive the Chinese presidential couple on Tuesday at the legendary Col du Tourmalet (Hautes-Pyrénées) and at the La Mongie ski resort, for a lunch (with their only interpreters) on these Pyrenean lands. of his childhood, with an innkeeper friend of the head of state. A “mirror effect”, says the Élysée, to the meeting last year in China between Macron and Xi in Canton, the stronghold of the strong leader. Not sure, however, that this escapade will be enough to ease the tension in the dialogue.