Cutting through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story.
This is The Point.
At the invitation of President Xi Jinping,
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a three-day state visit,
which reciprocates President Xi's state visit to France last year on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
On Thursday, the two leaders held talks, met the press together,
and attended the closing ceremony of the seventh meeting of China-France Business Council.
They also witnessed the signing of 12 cooperation documents in nuclear energy,
agri-food, education and ecological environment among other things.
President Macron has arrived in his last stop at Chengdu in southwest China before wrapping up this state visit.
Now the French president is no stranger to China since taking office in 2017.
He has visited the country three times,
each trip yielding tangible progress in bilateral trade, cultural exchanges, and global governance.
This year, he returns with a high-powered delegation,
including six cabinet ministers and nearly 40 CEOs.
So what has brought President Macron to China this time?
What outcome is the French president hoping to achieve?
Has he achieved it?
What about the Chinese?
And how might all this affect not only China-France relations,