Airbus Chairman and CEO Noel Forgeard (1st R Front) exchanges a copy of business contract with Li Hai (1st L Front), CEO of CASCG and Ye Yigan (C Front), CEO of China Eastern Airlines, during a signing ceremony of the contract in Paris, France, June 11, 2004. Under the contract, CASCG will buy 20 Airbus A330-300 planes, to be delivered from the first quarter of 2006. France and China signed billions of dollars worth of trade contracts Friday during a visit to Paris by Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan, bolstering ties that have grown remarkably amicable in recent months.

Airbus Chairman and CEO Noel Forgeard (1st R Front) exchanges a copy of business contract with Li Hai (1st L Front), CEO of CASCG and Ye Yigan (C Front), CEO of China Eastern Airlines, during a signing ceremony of the contract in Paris, France, June 11, 2004. Under the contract, CASCG will buy 20 Airbus A330-300 planes, to be delivered from the first quarter of 2006. France and China signed billions of dollars worth of trade contracts Friday during a visit to Paris by Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan, bolstering ties that have grown remarkably amicable in recent months.

CEO of Electricite de France Francois Roussely (R Front) and General Manager of China's Nuclear Industrial Group Corporation Kang Rixin (L Front) sign an agreement on cooperation in peaceful utilization of nuclear energy, in Paris, France, June 11, 2004.