French president offers Chinese leader Xi special gift horse

Associated Press ^ | Jan 9, 2018 2:48 PM EST

[Olog-hai]

French President Emmanuel Macron has offered a very special gift to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, during his trip to China — a horse from France’s famed Garde Républicaine.

The nine-year-old gelding bred in Normandy, named Vesuve de Brekka, is trained and ready for use. […]

The tweet says the horse is “a symbol of our friendship.”

Macron hopes for big things in return. On Tuesday, the second day of his visit, Macron said the two nations should “settle on an economic and geopolitical plan for the affairs of our world.” …

[Olog-hai]

I wonder if Hsi will look the gift horse in the mouth just to spite Macron.

[BenLurkin]

“trained and ready for use”

as what?

[lee martell]

I thought maybe this was a giant sculpture of a horse on wheels that just happened to be filled with scores of ‘troublesome’ Muslims that France doesn’t need any more.

[Eddie01]

Did Xi look it in the mouth?

[setha]

Or if the horse shows signs of surrendering.

[Blurb2350]

Methinks Vesuve de Brekka is headed for the dictator’s wok.

[MarMema]

They like to burn those alive and eat them along with the dogs, I hear.

[Lopeover]

Geeze, they will probably eat it.

[piasa]

Smart- at least it’s gelded so the Chinese can’t copy it

[Olog-hai]

They eat them in France too.

[bunkerhill7]

Confucius say man who take gift of horse have 16 hands.