While United States President Barack Obama is expected to announce trade deals worth $10 billion with India, Chinese President.Hu Jintao has already signed trade deals worth $20 billion with French President Nicholas Sarkozy during his recent visit to the European nation.
Though Sarkozy claimed that he discussed 'all topics' during Hu's visit, his detractors claimed that he had avoided contentious issues as such mega trade deals were at stake. The French authorities were also criticised for detaining protestors who demonstrated against Hu's visit.
France and China signed 15 agreements on aviation and energy sectors worth $20 billion, sources said. But in a significant departure from protocol, Sarkozy and Hu didn't address a joint press conference. (Source: Business.rediff.com, Nov 7, 2010).