To anyone familiar with Beijing’s established discourse on Taiwan, Xi’s remarks to Trump represented a significant departure.

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.

The French president is hoping to attract more Chinese investment into France, whose major exports include aeronautics and luxury goods.

"All plans must be based on facts, aiming for solid, genuine growth without exaggeration, and promoting high-quality, sustainable development," Xi said last week, according to a report published Sunday in the Communist Party's official People's Daily newspaper.

The CCP’s resurrection of Hu Yaobang is not about greenlighting new reforms. It is about undermining Deng Xiaoping’s place in history.

On Dec. 5, Macron tapped into this legacy when he visited the venue of the 2025 ITTF Mixed Team World Cup and participated in an impromptu match. Partnering with French players Félix Lebrun and Prithika Pavade against Chinese stars Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, Macron engaged in a lighthearted rally that went viral on Chinese social media.

BEIJING -- A symposium on the study and research of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy was held in Beijing on Tuesday. Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and China's foreign minister, attended and addressed the event.

An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on the strategic measure of expanding domestic demand will be published on Tuesday.