Welcoming ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping at Hotel national des Invalides
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron leave the official welcoming ceremony at the Hotel national des Invalides monument in Paris, Monday, May 6, 2024. China's President Xi Jinping is in France for a two-day state visit that is expected to focus both on trade disputes and diplomatic efforts to convince Beijing to use its influence to move Russia toward ending the war in Ukraine.(Yoan Valat, Pool via AP) POOL PHOTO