What are the takeaways for Beijing from Xi Jinping's visit to Europe? | Inside Story

Chinese president conducts five-day charm offensive signing trade deals and pledging investments. China's president Xi Jinping has wrapped up his first visit to Europe in five years. He visited France, Serbia and Hungary during his trip - with a different tone and agenda at each stop. But Xi's over-arching goals were constant - counter US. influence where he can, and further trade and investments to shore up a slowing economy. So did Xi Jinping succeed? Presenter: Neave Barker Guests: David Mahon, Founder and Chairman of Mahon China, an investment and asset management company. Steve Tsang, Director, SOAS China Institute, University of London. Nenad Stekic, Research Fellow, Institute of International Politics and Economics. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #XiInEurope #ChinaEuropeRelations #TradeDeals #InvestmentPledges #BeijingAgenda #USChinaRivalry #EconomicDiplomacy #GlobalInfluence #XiDiplomacy #EconomicStrategy