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Macron's diplomatic horseplay

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, visit a museum in Xi'an, China, on Monday. On the first day of his three-day trip to China Macron went out of his way to win the heart of Chinese President Xi Jinping, offering him a horse of the elite French Republican Guard. Macron selected an 8-year-old brown gelding named Vesuvius, and braved stringent Chinese quarantine checks to offer it to Xi. | REUTERS

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, visit a museum in Xi'an, China, on Monday. On the first day of his three-day trip to China Macron went out of his way to win the heart of Chinese President Xi Jinping, offering him a horse of the elite French Republican Guard. Macron selected an 8-year-old brown gelding named Vesuvius, and braved stringent Chinese quarantine checks to offer it to Xi. | REUTERS

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Jan 8, 2018

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