① During Xi Jinping's visit to France, China and France have issued a few joint statements to strengthen cooperation and coordination in areas ranging from agriculture to AI. Why is cooperation the mainstream tone in the relations? (00:53)

② Xi Jinping and Emmanuel Macron jointly call for the “concrete implementation” of a two-state solution in the Israel-Palestine conflict. We look at the consensus between Beijing and Paris on the Gaza crisis, as well as the latest in the negotiations of a ceasefire deal. (12:52)

③ The Eurozone economy expands at fastest pace in nearly a year. (24:43)

④ China's top climate envoy has embarked on a trip to the United States for talks with his US counterpart. What could we expect? (34:59)

⑤ Chinese provinces are rolling out policies to incentivize companies to offer flexible job roles so as to make it easier for women to balance work and childcare. Does this model offer effective relief of burden for women who want to give birth to babies? (45:24)

Chinese President Xi Jinping says China and France will promote cooperation in multiple areas such as agriculture, finance, aerospace and more. He made the remarks when he jointly met the press with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris. President Xi also said he welcomes President Macron to visit China again.

Earlier the two presidents held talks, during which President Xi Jinping suggested the two countries uphold mutual benefits, jointly oppose acts of "decoupling" and disrupting industrial and supply chains, and say no together to building barriers.

So what are President Xi Jinping's messages to France during his state visit to the country? What are the key areas for the two to work with each other on moving forward? Host Liu Kun is joined by Dr. George Tzogopoulos, Director of EU-China Programmes and Senior Research Fellow at European Institute of Nice.

① Xi Jinping is in Paris for a visit to France. Are ties between China and France a good model of peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation between countries with different social systems? (00:56)

② A conversation with China’s Minister of Science and Technology on China-France cooperation in his field. (16:23)

③ China saw a 7.6% surge in domestic tourism during the five-day May Day holiday. (24:53)

④ Last-minute candidate José Raúl Mulino wins Panama's presidential election. We explore the things at stake in the election? (35:27)

⑤ A study finds more than 1 million children in the US have lost a parent to a drug overdose or gun violence over the past two decades. What societal problems is it pointing to? (45:47)