Macron meets with Xi as China, France seal business deals Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron oversaw the signing Tuesday of business deals worth billions of dollars, as the two global leaders seek closer ties. The French leader said Xi agreed to work with France to prepare a spring conference on fighting terror financing, adding that they share the belief that "only a political settlement" of conflicts in Africa, Syria and Iraq can end this threat. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES