习近平抵达巴黎开始对法国进行国事访问/Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Paris for a two-day state visit.

Chinese president visits France, Serbia and Hungary this week
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Paris for a two-day state visit.his first trip to Europe in nearly five years, coincides with the 60th anniversary of establishing diplomatic ties between China and France, a milestone event in China-Western relations.

President Xi Jinping arrived in Paris and was warmly received by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal at the airport.

said in a statement released on his arrival that ties between China and France were “a model for the international community of peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation between countries with different social systems”.

Overseas Chinese and Chinese students hold Chinese and French national flags as well as banners near Arc de Triomphe in Paris to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping.

China is now France's largest trading partner in Asia, while France ranks as China's third-largest trading partner and the third-largest source of investment in real terms within the European Union

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Moreover, data from China's General Administration of Customs underscores France's pivotal role beyond agricultural imports. France is also a critical source of imports for aircraft and aerospace components, constituting approximately 30 percent of China's total import volume in these sectors over the past five years.

In a separate op-ed published in the French daily Le Figaro, the Chinese president said he was coming to France with three messages: that Beijing was committed to opening up “new vistas” in its relationship with France; opening up “ever wider” to the world and to upholding world peace and stability.

Xi is due to meet Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Monday.

On Tuesday, Macron will take Xi to the Pyrenees, a mountainous region dear to the French president as the birthplace of his maternal grandmother, before Xi heads to Serbia and Hungary.

中国国家主席习近平抵达巴黎开始为期两天的国事访问，这是他近五年来首次访问欧洲，恰逢中法建交60周年，这是中西方关系中具有里程碑意义的事件。

习近平抵达巴黎，在机场受到法国总理阿塔尔热情迎接。
习近平在抵达时发表的声明中表示，中法关系是“国际社会不同社会制度国家和平共处、合作共赢的典范”。

海外华人和中国学生在巴黎凯旋门附近举着中法国旗和横幅，欢迎中国国家主席习近平。

中国目前是法国在亚洲第一大贸易伙伴，法国是中国第三大贸易伙伴和欧盟内第三大投资来源国
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此外，中国海关总署的数据强调了法国在农产品进口之外的关键作用。法国也是飞机和航空航天零部件的重要进口来源国，过去五年约占中国这些行业进口总量的30%。

在法国《费加罗报》发表的另一篇专栏文章中，中国国家主席表示，他此次访法传达了三个信息：北京致力于开辟中法关系的“新前景”；不断扩大开放，维护世界和平稳定。

习近平将于周一会见马克龙和欧盟委员会主席乌苏拉·冯德莱恩。

周二，马克龙将带习近平前往比利牛斯山脉，这是法国总统喜爱的山区，也是他外祖母的出生地，然后习近平将前往塞尔维亚和匈牙利。

习近平乘坐专机抵达巴黎奥利机场时，法国总理阿塔尔等法国政府高级代表热情迎接。

习近平发表书面讲话。习近平指出，我很高兴对法国进行第三次国事访问，同法国人民一道庆祝中法建交60周年。作为东西方文明的重要代表，中国和法国长期以来相互欣赏、相互吸引。60年前，中法两国突破冷战藩篱，建立大使级外交关系。60年来，中法关系始终走在中国同西方国家关系前列。中法关系发展不仅给两国人民带来福祉，也为动荡不安的世界注入了稳定性和正能量。访问期间，我将同马克龙总统就新形势下中法、中欧关系发展，以及当前重大国际和地区问题深入交换意见。我希望通过这次访问，巩固两国传统友谊、增进政治互信、凝聚战略共识、深化各领域交流合作，用历史的火炬照亮前行的路，创造中法关系更加美好未来，为世界和平、稳定、发展作出新的贡献。

习近平主席夫人彭丽媛，中共中央政治局常委、中央办公厅主任蔡奇，中共中央政治局委员、外交部部长王毅等陪同人员同机抵达。

中国驻法国大使卢沙野也到机场迎接。

习近平乘车从机场赴下榻饭店途中，华人华侨和中国留学生自发等候在道路两旁，高举“中法友谊万岁！”、“祝习近平主席访问法国取得圆满成功！”等红色横幅，挥舞中法两国国旗，敲锣打鼓，舞龙舞狮，热烈欢迎习近平主席到访。