Xi Jinping France Visit LIVE: Emmanuel Macron & Chinese President Xi Jinping Presser in Paris | N18G

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping review troops and listen to national anthems at Paris’ Hotel des Invalides. Following this Macron and wife Brigitte welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan at Elysee presidential palace. Later Macron and Xi Jinping give closing speeches at the Franco-Chinese business meeting. Afterwards Macron holds a state dinner in the honor of Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Elysee presidential palace. The state visit to France marks the 60th birthday of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Chinese President Xi Jinping said that Europe was a “priority“ of Beijing’s foreign policy during a visit to Paris. Meanwhile, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen accused China of “market distortion.“ Meanwhile, Macron told Xi that it was important for the EU and China to coordinate on “major crises“ such as Ukraine and the Middle East. He also stressed for “fair r