Chirac flies to Asia with eyes on China's booming economy
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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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CHENGDU, China, Oct 8  - French President Jacques Chirac arrived in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu on Friday for a four-day state visit centred on economic cooperation.
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French President Jacques Chirac arrived in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu for a four-day state visit centering on economic cooperation.
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The president of France is in China on a five-day visit to improve ties with Beijing, and expand trade with one of the world&#39;s fastest growing economies.
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French companies were counting some US$5 billion in spoils after French President Jacques Chirac used an official visit to China to boost economic ties in a bid to prevent France from being left behind in the ...
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French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie travels later this week to Japan, South Korea and China for high-level talks that will touch on key security challenges in the region.
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SHANGHAI, China - Readying to host the 2008 Olympics, stretching beyond Asia to acquire coveted resources and icons of corporate might, China is steadily accelerating its ascent as a global economic power.
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French President Jacques Chirac, who has urged an end to an EU arms embargo on China, yesterday called for closer defense coopera-tion between Paris and Beijing at a meeting with Chinese Defense Minister Cao ...
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With a large business delegation in tow, French President Jacques Chirac is hoping to whip up flagging French investment when he arrives in communist Vietnam on Wednesday.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in India Friday for a state visit aimed at boosting political ties, pushing for a bigger share of the booming Asian economy and revitalising weapons sales.
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PARIS  - French companies were counting some four billion euros (&#36;5 billion US) in spoils after President Jacques Chirac used an official visit to China to boost economic ties in a bid to prevent France from being left behind in the emerging Asian superpower's markets.
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French President Jacques Chirac has appealed to the French business community to seize the immense opportunities on offer in China, as he played down fears jobs could be lost at home.
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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 $1 billion
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PARIS, Oct 10  - President Jacques Chirac said Sunday that a state visit he was currently making to China was yielding good opportunities for French companies and rejected fears that outsourcing or technology transfers might pose long-term
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French President Jacques Chirac  declared on 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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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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PARIS President Jacques Chirac of France will return from a lavish five-day state visit to China on Tuesday with industrial orders worth more than $4 billion, a success that is not going unnoticed in neighboring European countries and may intensify