Chinese President Xi Jinping held informal meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Songyuan, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. Chinese and French heads of state witnessed signing of a number of bilateral cooperation documents in the fields of agriculture and food, science and technology, aviation, civil nuclear energy, sustainable development and culture. French aircraft manufacturer Airbus announced on the same day that it signed a batch purchase agreement with China for 6 aircraft, with a total value of about 160 billion US dollars. Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao bluntly said that Malaysia needs more investment to ensure sustained economic growth.