Xi Begins Europe Tour in Paris as Macron Seeks to Reset Ties
- Chinese president visits France, Serbia and Hungary this week
- European swing also coincides with Putin’s inauguration
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President Xi Jinping has arrived in France to begin talks aimed at stabilizing China’s relationship with Europe, as he tries to perform damage limitation on trade ties with the key bloc.
The Chinese leader shook hands with French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal after landing in Paris on Sunday, in his first visit to the European Union in five years. He’ll also visit Serbia — which isn’t a member state of the bloc — and Hungary.