President Xi Jinping will present China's proposals on countering climate change at the opening of the UN climate conference in Paris at the end of the month, before visiting Zimbabwe and South Africa.

On the sidelines of the two-week conference, which will begin on Monday, Xi will meet with French President Francois Hollande and US President Barack Obama, Vice-Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin said on Wednesday.

"They will talk about other international issues of common concern, but their focus will be on climate change, ... about how to ensure that the climate change meeting is a success," Liu told a news conference in Beijing.