Chinese business runners ready for more China-France cooperation

Wang Ning, the founder of the famous toy company Pop Mart, said that they are willing to see and have been ready for more cooperation between China and France in the future after the sixth meeting of the China-France Business Council in Paris.

Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping attended and addressed the closing ceremony of the sixth meeting of the China-France Business Council in Paris on Monday, calling for joint efforts to usher in a new era of China-France cooperation.

Looking to the future, China will work with France to enrich the economic and trade dimensions of the China-France comprehensive strategic partnership, Xi said, adding that China always views France as a priority and trustworthy partner of cooperation.

China is committed to expanding business relations with France in both width and depth by opening up new areas, creating new models and fostering new growth points, Xi said at the event.

"We can see from President Xi's speech that we are actively exploring more possibilities in opening up, exchanges, and cultural communication. We are very honored to be a part of this meeting, and we also hope to actively participate in China-France cooperation," said Wang Ning, founder of the POP MART International Group, a fast-growing Beijing-based designer toy company, after attending the meeting.

Chinese business runners ready for more China-France cooperation

Shanghai, China's financial hub, and several other eastern Chinese cities have been flooded due to Typhoon Pulasan, and drainage efforts are in full swing.

Pulasan, the 14th typhoon of the year, made its second landfall in Shanghai's Fengxian District at around 21:45 on Thursday after first making landfall earlier that day in Zhejiang Province.

Since midnight on Friday, parts of Shanghai's Pudong New Area have experienced increasingly heavy rainfall, resulting in flooded streets and temporary school closures.

Local authorities have intensified drainage efforts on waterlogged roads and in swamped neighborhoods.

Similarly, in neighboring Jiangsu Province, Rugao, a county-level city, was hit by a downpour from 7:00 to 17:00 on Friday. By 18:00, local firefighters had responded to more than 60 cases, carrying out drainage and rescue operations.

Typhoon Pulasan deluges eastern Chinese cities