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China, France friendship like ‘High Mountains and Flowing Water’ [Video]

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday arrived in Tarbes, in the Hautes-Pyrenees Department of France, at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. The two presidents and their wives watched a local dance performance, tasted the local cuisine and enjoyed the mountain views. This echoed the thousand-year-old tune – “High Mountains and Flowing Water” – that Xi and Macron enjoyed together in Songyuan in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou last year.

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French soldiers patrol New Caledonia after six people were killed in six days of riots • FRANCE 24 [Video]

France has mobilised hundreds of police to regain control of the main road linking the airport to New Caledonia capital Noumea and restore order after days of unrest, the French minister of interior Gerald Darmanin said in a post on X late on Saturday. Story by Charlottes Hughes.#France #NewCaledonia #riots🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBenFollow us on X (Twitter): https://f24.my/XenBrowse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGenDiscover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKenGet the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen

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France imposes curfew in New Caledonia after unrest by people who have long sought independence WPXI [Video]

Authorities in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia have announced a curfew and banned gatherings after violent unrest on the archipelago with decades of tensions between indigenous Kanaks seeking independence and colonizers descendants who want to remain part of France