Former French President Jacques Chirac arrives for a speech at the China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing on April 29, 2009. Chirac, who met with Chinese President Hu Jintao the previous day, is on a two-day private visit to China at the invitation of Chinese authorities, with whom he was to address topics such as the economic crisis, the G20, Africa, and the role China can play in these important matters. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

Former French President Jacques Chirac arrives for a speech at the China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing on April 29, 2009. Chirac, who met with Chinese President Hu Jintao the previous day, is on a two-day private visit to China at the invitation of Chinese authorities, with whom he was to address topics such as the economic crisis, the G20, Africa, and the role China can play in these important matters.

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  1. Former French President Jacques Chirac (R) talks with the president of Brive-la-Gaillarde book fair on November 7, 2009. Chirac released two years after leaving the Elysee palace the 500-page first book of a two-volume autobiography entitled 'Every Step Should Be a Goal' on his 12 year presidency.
  2. Former French President Jacques Chirac (R) greets former judge Jean-Louis Bruguiere (L) on November 7, 2009 during Brive-la-Gaillarde book fair, southern France. Chirac released two years after leaving the Elysee palace the 500-page first book of a two-volume autobiography entitled 'Every Step Should Be a Goal' on his 12 year presidency.
  3. Former French President Jacques Chirac (R) attends his charity foundation award for the prevention of conflicts first ceremony in front of Former French health Minster Simon Veil, on November 6, 2009 at the Sorbonne university in Paris.
  4. Former French President Jacques Chirac delivers a speech during his charity foundation award for the prevention of conflicts first ceremony, on November 6, 2009 at the Sorbonne university in Paris.
  5. Former French President Jacques Chirac (L) and his successor Nicolas Sarkozy arrive for Chirac's charity foundation award for the prevention of conflicts first ceremony, on November 6, 2009 at the Sorbonne university in Paris.
  6. French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech during Jacques Chirac's charity foundation award for the prevention of conflicts first ceremony, on November 6, 2009 at the Sorbonne university in Paris.
  7. Former French President Jacques Chirac (L) and his successor Nicolas Sarkozy arrive for Chirac's charity foundation award for the prevention of conflicts first ceremony, on November 6, 2009 at the Sorbonne university in Paris.
  8. Former French President Jacques Chirac (L) and his successor Nicolas Sarkozy arrive for Chirac's charity foundation award for the prevention of conflicts first ceremony, on November 6, 2009 at the Sorbonne university in Paris.
  9. Hindu nationalist party Shiv Sena activists burn an effigy of Chinese President Hu Jintao during a protest in New Delhi October 5, 2009. Activists were protesting against the Chinese government decision to offer separate stand-alone visas to residents of Muslim-majority disputed Indian territory Jammu and Kashmir.
  10. Hindu nationalist party Shiv Sena activists burn an effigy of Chinese President Hu Jintao during a protest in New Delhi October 5, 2009. Activists were protesting against the Chinese government decision to offer separate stand-alone visas to residents of Muslim-majority disputed Indian territory Jammu and Kashmir.
  11. Hindu nationalist party Shiv Sena activists burn an effigy of Chinese President Hu Jintao during a protest in New Delhi October 5, 2009. Activists were protesting against the Chinese government decision to offer separate stand-alone visas to residents of Muslim-majority disputed Indian territory Jammu and Kashmir.
  12. Present and former Chinese Communist Party leaders Jiang Zemin (R) and Hu Jintao (L) are seen on a giant screen from National Day celebrations earlier in the day as particiants gather on Tiananmen Square for evening events on October 1, 2009 in Beijing as China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a military parade and lavish ceremonies showcasing the nation's revival as a global power.
  13. Promotion girls hand out Chinese flags as a television screen shows Chinese President Hu Jintao (upper C) attending National Day celebrations in Beijing, outside of a shopping complex in Hong Kong on October 1, 2009. China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a massive military parade and elaborate pageantry on Beijing's Tiananmen Square showcasing the nation's revival as a global power.
  14. Chinese President Hu Jintao (3L car) reviews the military personnel during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1, 2009. China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a massive military parade and elaborate pageantry on Beijing's Tiananmen Square showcasing the nation's revival as a global power.
  15. Chinese President Hu Jintao (3L car) reviews the military personnel during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1, 2009. China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a massive military parade and elaborate pageantry on Beijing's Tiananmen Square showcasing the nation's revival as a global power.
  16. BEIJING - OCTOBER 01: China's President Hu Jintao (C) and other leaders review a parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 2009 in Beijing, China. The grand celebrations to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China included a military parade and mass pageant consisting of about 200,000 citizens in Tiananmen Square.

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