Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with President of the Merieux Foundation Alain Merieux at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen) With over 40 years of presence in China, the Merieux family has witnessed and contributed to China-France relations, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.
GENEVA, May 3 (Xinhua) -- When the name Orient Express could still conjure up the famed adventures depicted by writer Agatha Christie during a leisurely eight-hour journey between Hungary and Serbia, modern society, accustomed to a fast-paced life, also yearns for swifter, more efficient travel options. Trips in the Balkans may soon become less exhausting with the completion of the Hungary-Serbia railway, a flagship project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
On a hill in Fourvière, France stands the former site of the Lyon Sino-French Institute. Its mottled stone gate bears an engraving that reads "Sino-French Institute" in Chinese and French.
Trees bloom at the Champ de Mars near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, March 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing) BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- During Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming state visit to France, exchanges between the great Chinese and French civilizations are likely to be a hot topic.
