Macron to take Xi to favorite childhood region

  • 4 months ago
French president Emmanuel Macron is taking Chinese president Xi Jinping to the Pyrenean region in a bid to forge closer ties with the Chinese leader during his state visit. Macron has spent most winters in the region here.

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00:00 Hi everyone, Ken Brown here in La Mangie ski station in the south of France, high in the
00:05 Pyrenees mountains. Now right here you have the biggest ski station in the Pyrenees. Now
00:11 of course it's May and it's closed but you can still see these beautiful surroundings.
00:17 Now what's special about La Mangie, about this area? Well as I said, big ski destination,
00:24 it's also a huge foodie paradise. Here you have the noix, the bigot, the famous pork
00:30 dish, lots of great cheese, wine, French specialties. Now of course here, this is one of the places
00:37 where French President Emmanuel Macron is going to bring Chinese President Xi Jinping.
00:44 Macron has been here practically every winter his entire life because his grandmother was
00:48 born near here and of course it's a pretty beautiful place to bring any visitor.

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