French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to inaugurate the Festival Croisements on Wednesday at the Red Brick Art Museum in Beijing. Macron kicked off his three-day state visit to China that day. Photo: Thibault Camus/VCG

Macron meets Chinese actor Huang Bo during a presentation at the museum. Photo: Ludovic Marin/VCG

Macron views an installation at the museum with French Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak and several Chinese artists. Photo: Ludovic Marin/VCG

Macron chats with (from left to right) Chinese actress Gong Li, French composer, performer and record producer Jean Michel Jarre, and French sinologist and anthropologist Patrice Fava. Photo: Ludovic Marin/VCG

Macron meets with guests during the inauguration of the Festival Croisements. Photo: Thibault Camus/VCG

Macron speaks Wednesday at a meeting with China’s French community at the residence of France’s ambassador in Beijing. Photo: Ludovic Marin/VCG

Macron disembarks at Beijing Capital International Airport on Wednesday. Photo: Ludovic Marin/VCG

Members of the Chinese Guard of Honor prepare to welcome Macron at the airport. Photo: Ludovic Marin/VCG