Since the beginning of the year the Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming was careful conscientiously around the France on its regular missions to purchase deemed in economic crisis put on stage in the West the attachment of his country regularly accused of

Since the beginning of the year, the Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming was careful conscientiously around the France on its regular "missions to purchase" deemed in economic crisis, put on stage in the West the attachment of his country, regularly accused of protectionism, a rebalancing of international trade. This morning, the Chinese Manager which means, it is moving, mean Nicolas Sarkozy that Beijing has, in part, forgave his meeting of December 2008 with the Dalai Lama, will preside over in Paris, with Christine Lagarde, the Minister for the economy, a ceremony of signing of some agreements 40, on more than one billion euros, between Chinese companies and French. "The France is on our list of races", proclaimed, a few days ago, the "Economic Daily", an official daily stressed the "importance" of the delegation of China. This morning, more than 110 companies responsible Chinese areas of Aeronautics (Avic), of the energy (CNOOC, China Coal Energy) or further transportation should accompany Chen Deming.

If no dramatic commands Airbus should be signed at this meeting, the ceremony should allow to advance several industrial records and will be, inter alia, an opportunity to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the field of nuclear energy. French EDF and CGNPC Chinese should confirm the recent approval by the Council of State of their joint venture (TNTC) responsible for the construction and operation of the two EPR of Taishan in the South of China. The framework agreement, announced late 2007, which allows EDF to hold 30 of the company, in exchange for an investment of nearly $ 600 million euros, shall then be finally ratified by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. Accompanying this EPR project, one half of French companies in the nuclear sector should ratify them, this morning, the sale of equipment to SHADING.

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Purchases of materials and French technologies in the field of the protection of the environment, in the automotive sector - Renault expected a command - or agri-food will also be ratified today while officials of major banks in the two countries will discuss their cooperation projects. Crédit Agricole hope always partner a financial reference for the Agricultural Bank of China before its introduction on the stock exchange next spring and LCF Rothschild account soon finalize a trade reconciliation with Bank of China. Taking advantage of this apparent warming of bilateral relations, Chen Deming and Christine Lagarde may announce a new sequence of bilateral visits. Prime Minister François Fillon is already expected in Beijing on December 21 and the idea of a formal shift in France of President Hu Jintao in 2010 seems to materialize.

Purchases of materials and French technologies in the field of the protection of the environment, in the automotive sector - Renault expected a command - or agri-food will also be ratified today while officials of major banks in the two countries will discuss their cooperation projects. Crédit Agricole hope always partner a financial reference for the Agricultural Bank of China before its introduction on the stock exchange next spring and LCF Rothschild account soon finalize a trade reconciliation with Bank of China. Taking advantage of this apparent warming of bilateral relations, Chen Deming and Christine Lagarde may announce a new sequence of bilateral visits. Prime Minister François Fillon is already expected in Beijing on December 21 and the idea of a formal shift in France of President Hu Jintao in 2010 seems to materialize.