Vintage cars show kicks off in London
Gorgeous scenery in NE China
Picturesque Barkol grassland in Xinjiang
Small Wild Goose Pagoda - A World Cultural Heritage Site along the Silk Road
Maritime Silk Road Luxuries of the Han Dynasty
Ciao! Chinese beauties!
An eye feast: BFA freshmen registration
Top 10 most lavish weddings
Most amazing chi-pao beauties
Chinese lingerie brand arrives in Las Vegas
BEIJING, Sept. 18 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday extended congratulations on the launch of China-France high-level dialogue on people-to-people exchanges and the opening of its first session, held in Paris.
In a congratulatory message, Xi said China-France relations have long been special among the world's major-power relations.
The friendly exchanges between the two countries have a long history. Since China and France established diplomatic ties, the two sides have made continuous progress in people-to-people exchanges and cooperation, bringing the two peoples closer, promoting innovative and pragmatic cooperation in multiple areas and generating tangible benefits to both Chinese and French people.
Xi said that he hopes the dialogue will inherit the past and forge ahead in the future, instilling fresh impetus to a stable, sustainable and predictable relationship between China and France and a sound and deepening relationship between China and the European Union.
Xi also hoped that the Chinese and French people could jointly uphold the trend in which civilizations are compatible and draw strength from each other with continuous exchanges, thus making positive contributions to the development of human civilization.
Meanwhile, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang also sent a congratulatory message to the event.
In his message, Li said that he hopes under the newly-launched dialogue, China and France could forge ahead by respecting and trusting each other and by seeking common ground and resolving differences.
Li hoped that both sides could deepen pragmatic cooperation in such areas as science, education, culture, health and local-level exchanges and endeavor to usher in a new chapter of China-France comprehensive strategic partnership that is even closer and sustainable.
Giant white gourd weighing 87 kilograms appears in SE China
Advanced arms help to safeguard China-ASEAN Expo
Leading director Wang Quan'an detained for 'buying sex'
Heaven on earth: Dongjiang Lake in Hunan
Mixed reaction to smartphone sidewalk
'Rainbow running' race in Jiangxi
Amazing aerial photos of China's Xisha Islands
Beautiful postgraduate teaches in remote area
Top 10 world's highest-paid models 2014
Lingerie show at 2014 Miss China
Songstress Li Xianglan dies at 94
Police recruiting posters
Anshun Daxi- Living fossil of Chinese drama
Urban farmers in China
'Firepower-2014 Weibei'military exerciseDay|Week|Month