China-France Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

China and France both have a long history and a brilliant culture, and this adds a unique character to their interactions. During his state visit to France in January 2004, the then Chinese President Hu Jintao signed a joint statement with his French counterpart to upgrade the bilateral comprehensive partnership to a comprehensive strategic partnership. France thus became the first Western country to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership with China. The two countries have since then seen their relationship make healthy progress. The interests and values they share regarding global governance and European integration continue to increase, as does their complementarity in economy and trade.

In January 2018 French President Emmanuel Macron made a state visit to China, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Xi pointed out that bilateral relations are at a new starting point, and China is willing to increase exchanges with France, build up mutual trust and cooperation, and give a new impetus to the comprehensive strategic partnership. The two state leaders agreed to carry on their friendship and build a close and lasting comprehensive strategic partnership.

推動緊密持久的中法全面戰略伙伴關系

中法兩國都是有著璀璨歷史文化的國家，中法關系具有獨特歷史和豐富內涵。

2004年1月，時任國家主席胡錦濤對法國進行國事訪問，兩國元首簽署聯合聲明， 把中法全面伙伴關系提升為全面戰略伙伴關系，法國成為第一個同中國建立全面戰略伙伴關系的西方大國。此后，中法關系整體保持高水平發展，兩國在全球治理、歐洲一體化方面的共同利益與價值共識日漸增多，在經濟貿易領域的互補性不斷提升。2018年1月，應國家主席習近平邀請，法國總統馬克龍對中國進行了國事訪問，成為2018年第一位訪華的外國元首。習近平主席指出，兩國關系正處在新起點上，中方愿同法方增進交往，深化互信和合作，為中法全面戰略伙伴關系發展注入新動力。兩國元首一致同意，秉承友好傳統，推動緊密持久的中法全面戰略伙伴關系行穩致遠。