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French first lady Brigitte Macron visits an old friend in China: A giant panda called Yuan Meng
French first lady Brigitte Macron has reunited with a giant panda born in France during a visit to China with President Emmanuel Macron. Yuan Meng was born in a French zoo in 2017 and now lives at
BEIJING, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping accompanied French President Emmanuel Macron to Chengdu on Friday, a rare gesture seemingly reserved for the head of Europe's second-largest economy that highlights Beijing's focus on Paris in its ties with the European Union.
During a state visit, the French president urged President Xi Jinping to take a harsher stance on Russia and smooth out trade imbalances. Despite signing 12 agreements, Xi’s remained noncommittal on these larger questions.
French first lady Brigitte Macron caught up with an old friend — a giant panda born in France — at the tail end Friday of a visit to China with President Emmanuel Macron.
French President Emmanuel Macron will lobby his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, this week to try to avert tariffs on dairy and pork exports to China.
At a panda reserve in southwest China that Yuan Meng now calls home, the first lady marveled at how big he has grown.