China is to buy 60 Airbus planes under an agreement signed during French President Francois Hollande's visit to Beijing, French media said. According to dpa, the value of the deal and the models of the planes were not immediately known, but an Airbus China spokesman said the company would issue a statement on the agreement later Thursday. Hollande and Chinese President Xi Jinping witnessed the signing of several agreements following their talks at Beijing's Great Hall of the People.