President Hu Jintao sealed his four-day Europe visit on Sunday with stronger European ties, both politically and economically, and more support for China ahead of this month's Seoul G20 summit.
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.
China and France issued a joint statement on Thursday during the ongoing visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to France, pledging to strengthen comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
China and France Thursday signed deals worth 16 billion euro on uranium, technology and more than 100 Airbus planes purchases, and the two countries also agreed to a sweeping strategic partnership on nuclear power. Paris, Beijing move closer in private sector France opens its arms wide to Chinese visitorsFrance saves its highest honors for Hu
President Hu Jintao arrived in the French capital on Thursday to kick off a three-day state visit, which the French president said will be of the highest reception level.
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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Chinese President Hu Jintao left here Thursday to pay state visits to France and Portugal.
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 Special: Hu's EU Visits
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.