Will President Xi Jinping come to France on May 6 and 7 to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of Franco-Chinese diplomatic relations initiated by General de Gaulle and Mao? The date has not yet been set, but this project is being prepared in Paris and Beijing. For the French flagships of the industry, which have benefited from very strong growth since the 1990s thanks to the opening of the Chinese market, the stakes are crucial.
Chinese authorities seem much less eager to open their market to Western groups.