Pandas and ping-pong: Macron meets Xi in rare visit outside Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping accompanied his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to the southwestern city of Chengdu Friday, in a rare gesture of hospitality highlighting Beijing's focus on Paris as it seeks more economic engagement with the EU. Macron ended his China visit on a lighter note, with the agenda featuring a visit by his wife, Brigitte, to a research centre for pandas while the French president meets a star table tennis duo .

Dec 5, 2025 - 02:00
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Pandas and ping-pong: Macron meets Xi in rare visit outside Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping accompanied his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to the southwestern city of Chengdu Friday, in a rare gesture of hospitality highlighting Beijing's focus on Paris as it seeks more economic engagement with the EU. Macron ended his China visit on a lighter note, with the agenda featuring a visit by his wife, Brigitte, to a research centre for pandas while the French president meets a star table tennis duo .

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