French first lady Brigitte Macron has reunited with a giant panda born in France during a visit to China with President Emmanuel Macron.

Beijing may see friendly ties with France as a way into expanding its influence within the E.U., but is constrained in its ability to offer Paris major concessions.

French President Emmanuel Macron concluded his three-day state visit to China on Friday, with the enthusiastic welcome he received at Sichuan University in Southwest China's Sichuan Province quickly becoming a trending topic on Chinese social media.

As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.

China and France pledged deeper cooperation on global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade, as France prepares to take on the presidency of the Group of Seven next year.French President Emmanuel Macron met with China's Xi Jinping on Thursday morning as part of a three-day state visit focusing on trade and diplomacy.

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French President Emmanuel Macron urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to boost cooperation on geopolitics, trade and the environment, as the European Union seeks China's help in ending the war in Ukraine and Beijing looks for diplomatic wins from the U.

On the last day of his visit to China, French President Emmanuel Macron said he discussed the need for a “strong and lasting peace” in Ukraine with Chinese President Xi Jinping and outlined Europe’s vision for ending the conflict.

This ad hoc leadership has emerged because it seems to work. It began to take root when Mr Merz took office in May, and after Britain had voted in 2024 for a government that made a reset with the European Union a priority.

At a panda reserve in southwest China that Yuan Meng now calls home, the first lady marveled at how big he has grown.

French President Emmanuel Macron joined a light-hearted table tennis doubles match in Chengdu during the 2025 ITTF Mixed Team World Cup, teaming up with Olympic medallist Félix Lebrun. Footage captures Macron scoring a point and engaging with players from both the French and Chinese teams.