Chirac Sees Opportunity in China's Economic Surge
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French President Jacques Chirac  declared Saturday that France was a natural trade partner to  China and, amid a flurry of air, rail and energy deals, played  down any threat from one the world's fastest growing economies.
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The French government plans to install 1,000 businesses next year in China, declared French Junior Minister of Foreign Trade Francois Loos on Tuesday.
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Business opportunities in one of the world's fastest-growing economies dominated the agenda as French President Jacques Chirac continued his visit to China, but sensitive political issues also edged their way onto the program.
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France regards a European arms embargo on China as outdated and wants it lifted as soon as possible, President Jacques Chirac said in an interview ahead of his visit Friday to China.
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President Jacques Chirac embarks on an eight-day Asian tour aimed at winning France a bigger slice of China's super-hot economic pie by playing on political and cultural relations that have grown noticeably closer.
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French President Jacques Chirac has wrapped up a China trade mission that&#39;s yielded mixed results. Chirac secured big contracts with the Chinese worth about five billion dollars.
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French companies and farmers have reeled in deals reportedly worth up to five billion euros (dollars) in China during a state visit to the country by President Jacques Chirac, but executives were said to be disappointed that bigger business was not won.
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French President Jacques Chirac on Saturday called for an end to a European Union arms embargo on China as companies from both nations signed contracts worth more than &#36;1 billion during a high profile visit meant to strengthen commercial ties.
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When President Jacques Chirac opens the first exhibition in Asia of one of France's artistic treasures, Picasso's "The Parade", in Hong Kong, he will also be unveiling what is hoped to be a new era in cultural ...
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The head of China's central bank  said on Sunday Beijing's efforts to curb excessive credit  growth were bearing fruit, increasing chances the country's  booming economy would achieve a "soft landing."
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President Jacques Chirac praised Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for improving ties with China, but shied away from commenting on the EU's arms embargo against Beijing about which the two leaders have different positions.
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China's economy is set to grow at a faster-than-expected rate of 10.4% this year, the Asian Development Bank says.
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The French president hails billions of euros of business deals as a sign his Chinese trip has been a success.
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French President Jacques Chirac is to meet his Chinese counterpart on the second day of a visit designed to boost the two countries' economic links.
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's grand tour of Europe this week is underscoring how the opportunities presented by the "super-market" that is China's billion people may be trumping the continent's long-standing ...
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China's annual economic growth surged to an 11-Â½ year high of 11.9 percent in the second quarter, cementing expectations for tighter policy to keep the world's fastest-growing major economy from overheating.
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French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde  said on Tuesday that G7 countries had asked China to accelerate  the appreciation of the yuan, and said markets were beginning  to hear the U.S. message on the strong dollar.