China's President Xi visits Europe for firsttime in five years | BBC News

Xi Jinping has hailed "new vistas" in China'srelationship with France on his first trip to Europe in five years.

Mr Xi has spent most of Monday 6 May in talks withFrench President Emmanuel Macron.

Mr Macron will want to press Mr Xi on Beijing'sfriendship with Moscow - and how far it is prepared to go to settle the war in Ukraine.

He will also meet European Commission PresidentUrsula von der Leyen during his visit to France.

Later this week, he will make stops in Serbia andHungary, allies of Moscow that have courted Chinese investment.