Wang Yi meets French President Macron in first major visit of the year
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.
Transcript
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