ROME, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Representatives of leading Chinese and Italian media pledged on Wednesday here to renew and expand collaboration to facilitate mutual understanding between the peoples and to promote bilateral ties. On the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Italy, some 200 government officials, media executives, reporters and experts of the two countries participated in a dialogue in the National Museum of the 21st Century Arts, Rome.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Rome Thursday for a state visit to Italy to map out the future of the bilateral relationship and move it into a new era. Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and his wife Peng Liyuan disembark from the airplane upon their arrival in Rome, Italy, on March 21, 2019.
BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping left Beijing Thursday for state visits to Italy, Monaco and France. Xi was invited to pay the visits by Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Head of State of the Principality of Monaco Albert II and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Chinese officials have revealed a number of highlights from President Xi Jinping’s ongoing state visit to Italy, Monaco and France, which began on March 21. Xi’s six-day visit to Europe marks the first overseas trip in 2019 by the Chinese head of state, bearing historical significance for the development of relations between China and the three countries, Vice Foreign Minister Wang Chao said during a press briefing on Wednesday.
