French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday arrived in Beijing for a three-day state visit.

It's Macron's fourth state visit to China and a reciprocal trip to President Xi Jinping's state visit to France last year that marked the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

During his visit, Macron will hold talks with Xi "to jointly guide the development of China-France relations under the new circumstances", according to Xinhua News Agency.

The two leaders will also have in-depth exchanges of views on major international and regional issues.

Efforts to bring an end to the war in Ukraine are expected to be on the agenda.

"We are counting on China, like us a permanent member of the Security Council... to lean on Russia, so that Russia and, in particular, Vladimir Putin can finally agree to a ceasefire," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday.

A Foreign Ministry spokesperson said China is ready to work with France to strengthen strategic communication, deepen pragmatic cooperation and work for closer coordination in multilateral affairs. (Additional reporting by AFP)