Sarkozy to make quick stopover in China for chat with Hu Jintao

BRUSSELS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will make a brief stopover in Beijing to meet his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on Thursday.

The two are expected to discuss ways to solve the recent turbulence in global financial markets and find an end to the economic recession.

Sarkozy is adding the stopover in China to a trip to the French South Pacific territory of New Caledonia following talks with several world leaders on sinking world markets, Reuters reported.