Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Sunday to pay state visits to France, Serbia and Hungary.

During his visits, Xi will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, and Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok and Prime Minister Viktor Orban, respectively, and will have an in-depth exchange of views with them on issues relating to bilateral ties and China-European Union relations, as well as on international and regional hot issues of common concern, Lin Jian, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, said at a press briefing on April 29.