Airbus Helicopters has signed a major contract for 50 copies of its new H160 multi-mission helicopter with the Chinese rental company GDAT, the European group announced on Friday April 7. Concluded in the middle of a state visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to China, this contract, the amount of which has not been disclosed, is the largest since the launch of this device in 2015 on the civilian market, where it has 100 copies have so far sold. Follow our live.
A walkabout for Emmanuel Macron in Canton. where he meets Chinese students. The head of state was greeted by a veritable crowd upon his arrival at Sun Yat-sen University, many people brandishing their cell phones in the hope of a selfie with him. He must then speak in front of several hundred students, gathered in the campus gymnasium, and answer their questions. Follow our live.
One of the most prestigious universities in the country. I’sun yat sen university has partnerships with 24 French establishments, including the Ecole Normale Supérieure, the Lyon School of Management and the University of Angers. It is also associated with a consortium of engineering schools within the framework of the Franco-Chinese Institute for Nuclear Energy.
Dinner with Xi Jinping. After his meeting with Chinese students, Emmanuel Macron is to have dinner with President Xi Jinping, then he will meet in the evening with two Chinese investorswith contract signatures expected : Tang Jiexiong, chairman of Wencan Group, a giant in the production of auto parts, then Jiang Long, general manager of XTC New Energy Materials, which provides cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
Third day of visit. This trip to Canton comes on the third day of a state visit during which President Macron called, Thursday during a bilateral meeting, his Chinese counterpart to “bring Russia to its senses” vis-à-vis Ukraine. Also present for a trilateral meeting that followed, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, warned that“arming the aggressor would violate international law and significantly harm our relationship”.