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Chinese President Xi Jinping awoke in Paris on Monday on his first visit to the region in five years with trade and Russia's war with Ukraine on the agenda in talks with France's Emmanuel Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen.
The Chinese president is in Europe for the first time in five years, at a time of growing trade tensions
Xi arrived in Europe for the first time in five years, at a time of growing business tensions that include the European Union investigating Chinese industries such as electric vehicle exports, while Beijing probes mostly French-made brandy imports. The European Union "cannot absorb massive over-production of Chinese industrial goods flooding its market," von der Leyen said after the three held talks under the gilded ceilings of the Elysee Palace.
While Paris continues to flirt with the possibility of a troop deployment in Ukraine, recent reports that French Foreign Legion soldiers have already arrived on the battlefield may not be what they seem. The claims appear to have originated with a Russian war blogger known as ‘Military Chronicle,’ who runs…
Sons Prince and Blanket, together with daughter Paris, turned out for a rare united appearance at the press preview of MJ: The Musical at the Prince Edward Theatre in London's Soho.