China, France vow to boost all-around strategic partnership French President Jacques Chirac and visiting senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Li Changchun, have vowed to join hands to boost the all-around strategic partnership between the two countries. Senior CPC official hails "Chinese Culture Year in France" A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) spoke highly of the "Chinese Culture Year in France," a nine-month fair aimed at promoting cultural exchanges between China and France.