PARIS, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping left Paris on Monday evening after attending the opening ceremony of the UN climate change conference.
Following his Paris stop, Xi is scheduled to pay his state visits to Zimbabwe and South Africa before chairing a summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Johannesburg.
Xi arrived in the French capital on Sunday and delivered a speech at the climate change summit on Monday, expressing resolve in fulfilling Beijing's commitments in combating global warming and showing willingness to advance international cooperation.
Xi also met separately with French President Francois Hollande, U.S. President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on the sidelines of the conference.