A little less than a week before President Hu Jintao's visit to France on Thursday, Castries' group is to enter into a partnership with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Co Ltd.
President Hu Jintao departs on Thursday for a four-day European visit to consolidate political and economic ties with the EU bloc while further coordinating China's stance with European counterparts.China, EU see future bilateral ties
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French pavilion chief Jose Freches has a rosy memory full of satisfaction, emotion and nostalgic feelings.
China is ready to work with other countries to achieve balanced economic growth and will seek to perfect its exchange rate system to increase the flexibility of its yuan currency, President Hu Jintao told the French daily Le Figaro in an interview published on Monday.
Chinese President Hu Jintao's coming visit to France will help the two countries consolidate consensus on bilateral ties and major international issues, Chinese Ambassador to France Kong Quan said Monday.
"I think the visit is very important, I believe each time Chinese and French presidents meet each other, it's a moment inevitablly important for both countries," France-China Committee President Jean-Pascal Tricoire says.
BEIJING - China and France on Wednesday pledged to draw a line under past tensions and breathe new life into their relationship by working together on issues from Iran to global monetary policy.
Chinese top legislator Wu Bangguo met with Marseilles Mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin on Tuesday, vowing to further cooperation at the local level between China and France.
China is willing to increase negotiation and coordination with France on major international and regional issues, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said in Paris on Thursday.
China and France expect to sign a number of cooperative documents in civilian nuclear energy and aviation, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying said in Beijing on Thursday.
European planemaker Airbus is in negotiations that could lead to the sale of around 100 passenger planes to China during a November 4-5 visit to France by President Hu Jintao, sources familiar with the matter said.