Chinese vice president meets Chinese, French young leaders

Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao (R) meets with representatives attending the second Sino-France young leaders' forum in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 25, 2014. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao on Saturday met with representatives attending the second Sino-France young leaders' forum in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.

Highlighting that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and France, Li said China is willing to work with France to implement the outcomes of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to France in March, enhance mutual trust and understanding, strengthen cooperation so as to usher in a new era of China-France comprehensive strategic partnership.

Emmanuel Lenain, head of the French delegation, French consul-general in Shanghai and a co-founder of the France China Foundation, said French young leaders are willing to become ambassadors of people-to-people and cultural exchanges between China and France and help promote the development of bilateral friendship.

The second forum of Sino-France young leaders kicked off in Hangzhou on Thursday. After four-day stay in the scenic city, some 50 young leaders from both countries will visit Beijing on Monday.

The forum is co-hosted by the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) and the France China Foundation. The first forum was held in France in late August 2013. French President Francois Hollande met with the young leaders at the Elysee Palace in Paris.