After unprecedented Paris summit, president will promote prosperity during two Africa stops The world is expected to learn how its second-largest economy will deal with climate change, and how it will help bring prosperity to the least-developed continent - all with a France-Africa visit by President Xi Jinping that starts on Sunday. For the first time, the Chinese president will attend and address the opening ceremony of the UNclimateconfe rence , joining an unprecedented gathering of world leaders to push for a pact to curb global warming. The United Nations Climate Secretariat said on Wednesday that senior officials from nearly 200 nations and regions will meet in the conference hall on the outskirts of Paris on Sunday. While details of his tight schedule have yet to be announced, Xi is sure to meet with the leader of the host country, French President Francois Hollande, for their second meeting within a month. On Nov 2, Xi and Hollande issued a joint ...
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