French President Nicolas Sarkozy (2nd L) and Minister of Ecology Jean-Louis Borloo (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd R) and Party Secretary of Beijing Liu Qi (R) during a signing ceremony for the various commercial contracts between the two countries, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing November 26, 2007. Sarkozy used a state visit to China on Monday to publicly urge Hu to let the yuan rise more swiftly against Europe's single currency. REUTERS/Peter Parks/Pool (CHINA)