Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have called for a worldwide truce during the Paris Olympic Games. President Xi Jinping also said China and France should uphold independence and jointly prevent a "new Cold War" or bloc confrontation. So what are the outcomes of President Xi's visit to France? What is the strategic significance of the visit amid rising tensions around the world? And we'll also explore centuries of cultural and people-to-people exchanges between the two nations.

Guests in this edition of Dialogue are Prof. John Gong from the University of International Business & Economics, and Prof. Joav Toker who is with the American Graduate School in Paris.