With lavish treatment of Macron, China's Xi woos France to 'counter' U.S. | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
GUANGZHOU/ HONG KONG--China's Xi Jinping has given French President Emmanuel Macron an unusually lavish welcome on a state visit, which some analysts see as a sign of Beijing's growing offensive to woo key allies within the European Union to counter the United States.