ChinesePresidentXiJinpingmeetswithPresidentoftheMerieuxFoundationAlainMerieuxandhiswifeattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,April8,2024.(Xinhua/HuangJingwen)BEIJING,April8(Xinhua)--ChinesePresidentXiJinpingmetwithPresidentoftheMerieuxFoundationAlainMerieuxandhiswifeChantalinBeijingonMonday.Xiexpressedappreciationforthelong-termsupportfromthecoupleandthefoundationforthedevelopmentofChina-FrancerelationsandChina'shealthcause.Theworldisundergoingprofoundchangesunseeninacenturyandhasenteredaperiodofturmoil,Xisaid,notingthathumansocietynotonlyhastodealwithhealthchallengessuchastheCOVID-19pandemicbutalsogeopoliticalconflictssuchasthePalestinian-IsraeliconflictandtheUkrainecrisis.Chinahasalwayscalledforanendtowar,advocatedpeaceandpromotedeffortstobuildacommunitywithasharedfutureforhumanity,Xisaid.Notingthatthisyearmarksthe60thanniversaryofChina-Francediplomaticrelations,Xisaidthefriendshipbetweenthetwocountrieshasbecomeeverstrongerthankstoeffortsfromgenerationtogeneration.XisaidChinacherishesitsfriendshipwithFranceandiswillingtofurtherstrengthenhigh-levelexchangesandcooperationwithFrancetopushbilateralrelationstoahigherlevel.HeaddedthatChinaandFrancehavecarriedoutproductivecooperationinhealthandtheMerieuxFoundationiswelcometocontinuedeepeningcooperationwithChina.MerieuxthankedXifortakingtimeoutofhisbusyscheduleforthemeeting,whichfullyreflectshisfriendlysentimentstowardtheFrenchpeople.RecallingthathisbondwithChinabegan46yearsago,MerieuxsaidhehasalwaysfollowedandadmiredChina'sprogressovertheyears,andthefoundationwillcontinuetopromoteFrance-Chinafriendshipandcooperationinthehealthsector.ChinesePresidentXiJinpingtalkswithPresidentoftheMerieuxFoundationAlainMerieuxattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,April8,2024.XimetwithPresidentoftheMerieuxFoundationAlainMerieuxandhiswifeinBeijingonMonday.(Xinhua/HuangJingwen)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.