张敏接受中国国际广播电台采访 谈法国总理访华和中法创新合作

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is now in China for a three-day visit, which takes him to Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai. This is his first visit to an Asian country, and also to a major non-European economy since he took office last March.

Prime Minister Manuel Valls has led a large business delegation, comprised of over 50 French business leaders to China. They include Fabrice Bregier, CEO of Airbus and Jean-Bernard Levy, the new chairman of EDF, the French main electricity generation and distribution company.

Before heading for China, the French Prime Minister told the media that France wants to be more competitive and attract more Chinese investment.

So what is top of the agenda of the French Prime Minister's visit to China? How can China and France achieve a more balanced trade and investment relationship over the coming years?

Ni Hao, you're listening to People In the Know, presenting you with insights into the headlines in China, and around the world, I'm Zheng Chenguang in Beijing.

People in the Know's Qian Shanming speaks to Professor Zhang Min, Dean of European Science and Technological Division, of the Institute of European Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Dr. Alice Ekman, Researcher for China at the Center for Asian Studies at the French Institute of International Relations in Paris.

 

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（Contatn Zhang Min：zhangmin@cass.org.cn）