Xi sends condolences following Paris blaze

'We will rebuild Notre Dame ... because it's our deep destiny,' Macron says

President Xi Jinping sent his condolences to French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday after a fire ravaged the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, with the Chinese leader expressing sincere sadness to all French people.

Noting that Notre Dame Cathedral is an iconic symbol of French culture as well as an outstanding treasure of human civilization, Xi said Chinese people feel deeply saddened by the fire, just as the French people do.