BEIJING, April 1 (UPI) -- China and France said Wednesday they have agreed to re-establish high-level contacts in a move to repair their strained bilateral relations.
In a communique issued by Beijing and Paris, both sides acknowledged the importance of the relationship between the countries while France pledged not to change its official position on Tibet recognizing the region as "an integral part of the Chinese territory," the state-run Chinese news agency Xinhua reported.