Xi Jinping arrived Lyon after concluding his state visit to the Netherlands and the attendance at the third Nuclear Security Summit (NSS). When he left Amsterdam, the senior officials from the government of the Netherlands bided him farewell at the airport.

France is the second stop of Xi Jinping‘s visit to Europe, during which he will visit the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris. Xi Jinping will then pay state visits to Germany and Belgium, and visit the European Union headquarters.