The number of French students in China is set to increase by 10,000 in the coming five years, President Hu Jintao said during his second state visit to France on Thursday.
In addition to the multi-billion-dollar deals involving aircraft and nuclear power, people in this Mediterranean seaside city are hoping President Hu Jintao's visit will bring them and their community a slice of good fortune.
The state visit by President Hu Jintao to France is set to have a global impact, with the world's media focusing on how the two leaders are strengthening ties between their two powerful nations.
When the world hit the lowest point of the financial crisis last year, former French prime minister Michel Rocard warned the West about the danger of ignoring China's role in bringing the global financial system to order.
French and Chinese companies inked deals worth 16 billion euros ($22.8 billion) on Thursday, including an agreement by Chinese companies to buy 102 aircraft from European consortium Airbus.
China and France inked their biggest ever deals on the first day of President Hu Jintao's visit, right after the nations' leaders pledged to cooperate closely as Paris prepares to take over the G20 presidency.
Chinese President Hu Jintao says China-France relations should adjust to the tide of the times by exploring and creating new areas of cooperation and enriching the content of the comprehensive strategic partnership to better benefit the peoples of the two countries and the world.
Chinese President Hu Jintao's ongoing visit to France is expected to become a landmark event in the history of China-France relations and to further enrich the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
China is willing to make joint efforts with France to strengthen bilateral exchanges and cooperation and boost their strategic coordination at a global level to better serve the two peoples and the whole world, visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao said Thursday evening.
When China began its reform and opening up decades ago, learning Western business management skills took on the same importance as absorbing foreign investment for Chinese executives.
China and France on Thursday signed a dozen cooperation agreements on aircraft, nuclear power equipment and uranium purchases.
Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Paris Thursday for his second state visit to France, aimed at promoting long-term and stable development of the two countries' comprehensive strategic partnership.
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