Sculpture provides food for thought

Auguste Rodin's masterpiece The Thinker is on display - chin still resting on fist - at the National Museum of China alongside traditional Chinese art. He might be pondering what China and France have in common, and how to draw the two nations more closely together.

Two guests who visited the museum on Friday might provide some answers.

Premier Li Keqiang accompanied visiting French Prime Minister Manuel Valls to the display of 140 works of the master sculptor as part of the yearlong celebration marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties, before inviting Valls to a private dinner.