Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy Dai Bingguo, a former Chinese State Councilor, will attend the memorial service for former French President Jacques Chirac on Sept. 30 in Paris at the invitation of the French government, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang announced Sunday.

Elysee Palace opens its doors to the public to pay tribute to former French President Jacques Chirac, who died at the age of 86 on September 28, 2019 at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. [Photo: IC/ABACAPRESS.COM/Christian Liewig]