Overview
- Xi Jinping escorted Emmanuel Macron to Chengdu for sightseeing at Mount Qingcheng, as Brigitte Macron visited the panda research base and the president met French table-tennis stars.
- At a joint press appearance in Beijing, the leaders pledged to strengthen political trust and expand cooperation across aviation, aerospace, nuclear energy, and newer fields such as green tech, digital economy, biomedicine and AI.
- The trip produced 12 cooperation agreements with no overall value disclosed, reinforcing the lack of major commercial breakthroughs despite the presence of top French business leaders.
- A letter of intent was reported to boost reciprocal Chinese investment in France after Macron pressed for improved market access and a fairer trading environment.
- China reiterated support for dialogue on Ukraine without new pressure on Russia, and announced US$100 million in assistance for Palestine to address the crisis in Gaza and support recovery.