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Xi arrives in Paris: Macron’s goals for the summit

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Published: May 5th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

A buoyant mood on arrival: China’s President Xi Jinping (center) and his wife Peng Liyuan (back) were met at Orly Airport by France’s Prime Minister Gabriel Attal (right).

President Xi Jinping has arrived in France. On Sunday afternoon, he landed at Orly Airport south of Paris accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan and was received there by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. Alongside the summit talks with his counterpart Emmanuel Macron and – at times – EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, he will also attend a dinner at the Élysée Palace this Monday and join Macron on a short trip to the Pyrenees.

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Geopolitics Emmanuel Macron Europe