(From left) French Pres. Nicolas Sarkozy, French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Chinese Pres. Hu Jintao, and his wife, Liu Yongqing, pose for the press at the Élysée Palace in Paris on NovemberNov. 4, 2010. Hu's three-day visit to France was a sign of improvement in the previously strained relations between the two countries.
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