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• Xi meets French PM on further promoting China-France ties

  Chinese President Xi Jinping met with French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe in Paris on Tuesday, calling for translating the consensus reached between the two countries into tangible outcomes to better respond to the expectations of the two peoples.

• Xi highlights spirit of independence in meeting with French National Assembly president

  Chinese President Xi Jinping underlined the spirit of independence when meeting with Richard Ferrand, president of the French National Assembly, in Paris on Tuesday.

• Xi meets Macron on maintaining sound China-France ties

  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday stressed the importance of maintaining a sound China-France relationship to both countries' long-term development and its potential impact on the world.

• Xi holds talks with Prince Albert II on strengthening China-Monaco ties

  Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Prince Albert II, head of state of the Principality of Monaco, Sunday on strengthening China-Monaco relations.

• Xi's visit expected to usher in new stage in China-France ties

  Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to France will further consolidate the relationship between the two countries and usher it into a new stage, French politicians, scholars and experts have said.

• Xi arrives in Nice, heading to Monaco for state visit

  ​Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the southern French city of Nice at noon on Sunday, before heading to the Principality of Monaco for a state visit.

• Xi leaves Rome with fruitful results, MoU on BRI included

  Chinese President Xi Jinping left the Italian capital of Rome on Saturday, after holding talks with Italian leaders and witnessing the signing of multiple bilateral cooperation documents, including a memorandum of understanding on jointly advancing the construction of the Belt and Road.

• Xi, Conte hold talks on elevating China-Italy ties into new era

  Chinese President Xi Jinping and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte held talks in Rome Saturday on jointly elevating the China-Italy relations into a new era and witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance the construction of the Belt and Road.

• China, Italy sign BRI MoU to advance connectivity

  ​China and Italy signed in Rome Saturday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly advance the construction of the Belt and Road during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the country.

• Full text of Xi's signed article in French newspaper

  A signed article by Chinese President Xi Jinping titled "Move Together Toward Common Development" was published Saturday in leading French newspaper Le Figaro ahead of his state visit to the European country.

• China, Italy agree to expand legislative exchanges

  Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Italian Senate Speaker Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati here Friday on expanding exchanges and cooperation between the two countries' legislative institutions.

• Xi asks business, cultural circles to make more contribution to China-Italy cooperation

  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged personages of business and cultural circles in China and Italy to contribute more wisdom and strength to the cooperation between the two countries.

• Chinese, Italian presidents agree to promote greater development of ties

  Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Italian counterpart, Sergio Mattarella, held talks here Friday, and agreed to jointly push for greater development of the China-Italy comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era.

• Interview: Leading French sinologist says language key to closer China-France relations

  ​The Chinese language has been gaining popularity in France and that has helped bolster Sino-French ties, said Joel Bellassen, a renowned sinologist.