French President Jacques Chirac talks with a group of students at China's prestigious Peking University yesterday, October 26, 2006. [newsphoto] 

French President Jacques Chirac delivers a speech to 600 students at China's prestigious Peking University yesterday, October 26, 2006. [newsphoto]

French President Jacques Chirac listens carefully during the question-and-answer session of his speech at China's prestigious Peking University yesterday, October 26, 2006. [newsphoto]

Peking University President Xu Zhihong (L) presents French President Jacques Chirac with a duplicate plaque of the university's predecessor, the Jing Shi Da Xue Tang or Metropolitan Grand University, yesterday, October 26, 2006. [newsphoto]