ChinesePresidentXiJinpingarrivesinParisforastatevisittoFranceattheinvitationofFrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacron,May5,2024.(Xinhua/XieHuanchi)PARIS,May5(Xinhua)--ChinesePresidentXiJinpingsaidhereonSundaythathehopesChinaandFrancewilllightuptheirwayforwardwiththetorchofhistory,openabrighterfutureofChina-Francerelationsandmakenewcontributionstoworldpeace,stabilityanddevelopment.XimadetheremarksinawrittenspeechuponhisarrivalhereforastatevisittoFrance.Hesaidduringthevisit,hewillhaveanin-depthexchangeofviewswithFrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronongrowingChina-FranceandChina-Europerelationsunderthenewcircumstancesaswellasmajorinternationalandregionalissuesintheworldtoday."Ihopethisvisitwillhelpcementourlong-standingfriendship,enhancepoliticaltrust,buildstrategicconsensusanddeepenexchangesandcooperationinvariousfields,"hesaid,addingthatitisagreatpleasuretobeginhisthirdstatevisittotheFrenchRepublicattheinvitationofMacron.Backin2014and2019,XipaidtwovisitstoFrance,bothinspring,tocelebratethe50thand55thanniversariesofdiplomaticrelationstogetherwiththepeopleofFrance."Aswecelebratethe60thanniversaryofourdiplomaticties,Ihaveastrongsenseofdejavuwhensettingfootagainonthesoilofyourbeautifulcountry.OnbehalfoftheChinesegovernmentandpeople,IwishtotakethisopportunitytoextendourwarmestgreetingsandbestwishestotheFrenchgovernmentandpeople,"Xisaid.AsimportantrepresentativesofEasternandWesterncivilizations,ChinaandFrancehavealonghistoryofmutualappreciationandadmiration,saidXi.FrenchEnlightenmentthinkersturnedtostudyChineseculturecenturiesago,andgreatFrenchthinkersandwriterssuchasVoltaire,Diderot,HugoandBalzachavebeenhouseholdnamesinChina,headded.Healsonotedthat60yearsago,thetwocountriesbrokethroughColdWarblocsandestablisheddiplomaticrelationsattheambassadoriallevel.Inthe60yearssince,thebilateralrelationshavealwaysstayedabreastofChina'srelationswithWesterncountries,settingaprimeexampleforcountrieswithdifferentsocialsystemstocoexistinpeaceandpursuewin-wincooperation,saidXi.Inrecentyears,therelationshipbetweenChinaandFrancehasrisentonewheights,andthetwocountrieskeepmakingnewprogressincooperationonaviation,aerospace,nuclearenergy,agrifoodandgreendevelopment,Xisaid.Hesaidthatthetwocountriesenjoyclosecoordinationandcooperationonclimateresponse,biodiversityprotectionandglobalgovernance,addingthatactivitiesoftheChina-FranceYearofCultureandTourismareunfoldingacrosstheboard."AgrowingChina-Francerelationshipnotonlybringsbenefitstobothpeoples,butalsoprovidesstabilityandpositiveenergytotheturbulentworld,"Xisaid.TheChinesepresidentwasreceivedbyFrenchPrimeMinisterGabrielAttalatParisOrlyairportandwarmlywelcomedbyoverseasChineseuponarrival.ChinesePresidentXiJinpingarrivesinParisforastatevisittoFranceattheinvitationofFrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacron,May5,2024.XiwasreceivedbyFrenchPrimeMinisterGabrielAttalatParisOrlyairportuponarrival.(Xinhua/YanYan)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingarrivesinParisforastatevisittoFranceattheinvitationofFrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacron,May5,2024.XiwasreceivedbyFrenchPrimeMinisterGabrielAttalatParisOrlyairportuponarrival.(Xinhua/DingLin)ChinesePresidentXiJinping'splanearrivesinParis,France,May5,2024.XiarrivedhereSundayforastatevisittoFrance.(Xinhua/XieHuanchi)ChinesePresidentXiJinping'splanearrivesinParis,France,May5,2024.XiarrivedhereSundayforastatevisittoFrance.(Xinhua/DingLin)PeoplewelcomeChinesePresidentXiJinpinginParis,France,May5,2024.XiarrivedhereSundayforastatevisittoFrance.(Xinhua/LuYe)ChinesePresidentXiJinping'splanearrivesinParis,France,May5,2024.XiarrivedhereSundayforastatevisittoFrance.(Xinhua/YanYan)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.