China's top diplomat starts weeklong Europe tour in Paris

China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, met French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna for a bilateral meeting in Paris on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Wang Yi, Director of China’s Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace at the start of his trip to Europe.

The French capital is the first stop on Wang's tour of Europe.In the coming days, he will also travel to Italy, Hungary, Russia and Germany.He is expected to deliver a speech at the Munich Security Conference that starts on Friday.