China's President Xi Jinping, center left, and his wife Peng Liyuan, center, are welcomed by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, left, at Orly airport, south of Paris, Sunday, May 5, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a three-country trip to Europe on Sunday with the continent divided over how to deal with Beijing's growing power and the U.S.-China rivalry. (Stephane de Sakutin, Pool via AP)