China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, in the first major visit between the two countries this year. 2024 is a special year for Sino-French relations as both countries mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
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00:00 China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is in France on an official visit.
00:04 And the first part of his trip actually starts right here behind me at the Elysee Palace,
00:09 the official residence of the French president.
00:12 He is going to be meeting with President Emmanuel Macron, and we're told that they will be
00:17 discussing Sino-French relations.
00:20 He's then going to head to the iconic Versailles Palace before flying back to China.
00:26 This is the first major visit between the two countries this year, and it is a big year
00:31 for France and China as they mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
00:37 Wang actually met with his French counterpart, Stéphane Sojourny, on the sidelines of the
00:42 Munich Security Conference this past weekend.
00:45 And he said that the momentum of development between the two countries should be sustained,
00:50 particularly when it comes to strategic, economic and financial dialogue and people-to-people