Xi is back in Paris this weekend, his fourth visit, placing France alongside Kazakhstan and South Africa as Xi’s favourite destinations after the US (five visits) and

By Laurie Chen and Michel Rose BEIJING/PARIS (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Europe for the first time in five years next week in a visit that may lay bare European divisions over trade with Beijing and how the continent positions itself as a pole between the United States and China.

Ukraine, trade and investment are expected to dominate Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first trip to Europe in five years, as the Asian giant rebuilds its foreign relations after a prolonged absence during the Covid-19 pandemic.

French President Emmanuel Macron will next week make a new push to try and dissuade China's Xi Jinping from supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine but is unlikely

China’s president arrives as EU anti-subsidy investigations and tensions over espionage, Ukraine and Taiwan continue

Chinese leader to embark on first European tour in five years, but the pandemic, Ukraine war and change in China policy have sent ties into spiral France wants Chinese investment in its electric vehicle sector while championing Brussels' tougher trade measures against Beijing When Chinese President Xi Jinping touches down on European soil for the first time in half a decade on Sunday,

Xi Jinping heads to Europe on Sunday to defend China’s “no limits” alliance with Russia, first to key Ukraine backer France, then to Serbia and Hungary, which have close ties to the Kremlin.The world’s second-biggest economy is seeking to deepen political and economic ties in Europe to counterbalance difficult relations with rival Washington.