China, France to strengthen cooperation in nuclear energy, climate change

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (R) meets with visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 24, 2017. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

On the same day, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi met with Le Drian.

Yang introduced the outcomes of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to Le Drian, saying this year is quite remarkable as the two countries' heads of state met for the first time on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.

China will work jointly with France to promote high-level contact, expand people-to-people exchanges, and strengthen cooperation in innovation, Yang said.