Premier Li assures French firms of China's economic prospect

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls (back, right) takes selfie with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a signing ceremony in Toulouse, France.[Photo/Xinhua]

The premier visited the headquarters of Airbus, the world's leading aircraft manufacturer after attending the business summit. China has signed a deal with France on purchasing 45 Airbus A330 passenger planes on Tuesday.

Aviation has long been a priority for cooperation between the two countries. China and France jointly opened a manufacturing plant in China's northern coastal city, Tianjin in 2008, which has assembled a total of 207 A320s by far.

France is the second leg of Premier Li's Europe trip. He came to France from Belgium after meeting with Belgian leaders and attending the 17th China-EU leaders' meeting.

Arriving Paris on Monday night, Li met with French leaders and visited the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. He also visited Marseille, the second-largest city of France.