https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Monaco on the French Riviera Sunday seeking to press ambitious commercial goals ahead of talks with France's Emmanuel Macron who is trying to forge a united European front to contend with Beijing's advances. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190324/frances-macron-looks-to-galvanise-eu-on-china-as-xi-visits Sun, 24 Mar 2019 11:06:17 +0100 frances-macron-looks-to-galvanise-eu-on-china-as-xi-visits France said on Friday it would send its aircraft carrier to the Indian Ocean next year, to defend freedom of navigation at a time of growing Chinese assertiveness in disputed waters. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181020/france-to-send-aircraft-carrier-to-indian-ocean-next-year Sat, 20 Oct 2018 03:06:13 +0200 france-to-send-aircraft-carrier-to-indian-ocean-next-year The international police organisation Interpol announced on Sunday that it has received the resignation of its Chinese chief Meng Hongwei, who has been missing since September 25 and is suspected by Beijing of "violating the law". https://www.thelocal.fr/20181007/interpol-says-chinese-chief-meng-has-resigned Sun, 07 Oct 2018 23:05:28 +0200 interpol-says-chinese-chief-meng-has-resigned China signed a deal Monday to lift a ban on French beef and said discussions to buy Airbus planes remained open as French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe ended a four-day visit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180625/china-signs-deal-to-end-french-beef-ban Mon, 25 Jun 2018 18:51:05 +0200 china-signs-deal-to-end-french-beef-ban Two former French intelligence agents have been charged with passing intelligence to a "foreign power", the government said Thursday, with French media reporting the country as China. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180525/two-french-ex-spies-charged-with-treason-after-passing-intelligence-to-china Fri, 25 May 2018 10:22:35 +0200 two-french-ex-spies-charged-with-treason-after-passing-intelligence-to-china Europe could end up rueing a potential new deal between China and the United States after the two sides stepped back from a trade war, France's Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire warned on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180520/absurd-and-incomprehensible-us-china-trade-deal-could-cost-europe-french-minister Sun, 20 May 2018 17:00:51 +0200 absurd-and-incomprehensible-us-china-trade-deal-could-cost-europe-french-minister China on Friday hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron's warnings against allowing a single nation to dominate the Indo-Pacific region, where many countries fear Beijing's growing might. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180505/beijing-slams-macron-warning-on-chinese-hegemony Sat, 05 May 2018 11:52:19 +0200 beijing-slams-macron-warning-on-chinese-hegemony Over the past decade Chinese investors have conquered dozens of chateaux in Bordeaux, France's famed wine-growing region. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180504/140-vineyards-and-counting-chinese-investors-are-big-in-bordeaux Fri, 04 May 2018 11:43:12 +0200 140-vineyards-and-counting-chinese-investors-are-big-in-bordeaux Over the past four years Hu Keqin has quietly snapped up 3,000 hectares of wheat fields in the central Indre and Allier regions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180225/chinese-billionaire-sees-baguette-goldmine-in-french-fields Sun, 25 Feb 2018 09:17:19 +0100 chinese-billionaire-sees-baguette-goldmine-in-french-fields Chinese tourists are big spenders and with the numbers visiting Europe set to soar by nearly 70 percent over the next five years, the countries of the Old Continent are rolling out the red carpet to make the guests feel welcome. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180120/europe-brings-on-charm-and-blue-skies-to-lure-chinese-tourists Sat, 20 Jan 2018 15:10:54 +0100 europe-brings-on-charm-and-blue-skies-to-lure-chinese-tourists In a response to panda power, French President Emmanuel Macron is betting on equine diplomacy during his first state visit to China -- presenting his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with a horse as a gift. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180108/horse-trading-macron-offers-chinese-leader-equestrian-gift Mon, 08 Jan 2018 13:03:02 +0100 horse-trading-macron-offers-chinese-leader-equestrian-gift A French citizen and her husband have been incommunicado for a week after the couple travelled to southern China to paint a tribute to the late democracy activist and dissident Liu Xiaobo, friends and witnesses said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171222/frenchwoman-incommunicado-in-china-after-painting-tribute-to-democracy-activist Fri, 22 Dec 2017 12:25:34 +0100 frenchwoman-incommunicado-in-china-after-painting-tribute-to-democracy-activist China has reopened its doors to smelly French cheeses like Brie, Camembert and Roquefort after a two-month block on imports. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171023/china-reopens-borders-to-smelly-french-cheeses Mon, 23 Oct 2017 15:06:44 +0200 china-reopens-borders-to-smelly-french-cheeses A French baker has been arrested and jailed in China after being accused of using out-of-date flour by health inspectors and police, his family said on Wednesday as they publicized a campaign to free him. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170816/french-baker-risks-jail-sentence-in-china-over-expired-flour Wed, 16 Aug 2017 18:31:50 +0200 french-baker-risks-jail-sentence-in-china-over-expired-flour About 6,000 people took part in angry protests in Paris on Sunday against the death of a Chinese man shot and killed when police responded to a call at his apartment last month, police said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170403/clashes-as-thousands-march-in-paris-after-police-kill-chinese-man Mon, 03 Apr 2017 10:15:07 +0200 clashes-as-thousands-march-in-paris-after-police-kill-chinese-man China Tuesday urged France to protect the safety and rights of its citizens after police in Paris killed a Chinese national, sparking a violent protest. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170328/china-tells-france-to-protect-its-citizens-after-fatal-police-shooting Tue, 28 Mar 2017 13:06:22 +0200 china-tells-france-to-protect-its-citizens-after-fatal-police-shooting One of southern France's most famous sweet treats is now a Chinese brand. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161116/french-sweet-treat-gets-trademarked-by-the-chinese Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:25:26 +0100 french-sweet-treat-gets-trademarked-by-the-chinese A Chinese shop owner was attacked and forced to hand over €5,000 ($5,600) in a Paris suburb in the latest attack on the Chinese community in the French capital, police said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160908/chinese-shop-owner-robbed-in-latest-paris-incident Thu, 08 Sep 2016 10:26:07 +0200 chinese-shop-owner-robbed-in-latest-paris-incident Around 1,800 people from the Chinese community in France took part in a march near Paris Sunday calling for greater security after a deadly robbery earlier this month. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160822/chinese-march-in-paris-to-demand-better-security Mon, 22 Aug 2016 11:18:59 +0200 chinese-march-in-paris-to-demand-better-security The finishing touches were being put Friday to a breathtaking installation about power by Chinese artist Huang Yong Ping which has a 133-ton snake threatening a triumphal arch made from shipping containers topped with a giant Napoleon hat. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160506/china-is-winning-war-of-the-worlds-in-giant-paris-art-show Fri, 06 May 2016 15:56:00 +0200 china-is-winning-war-of-the-worlds-in-giant-paris-art-show