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Xi Jinping makes three major overseas trips during busy diplomatic season

Xi Jinping makes three major overseas trips during busy diplomatic season

Chinese President Xi Jinping made three overseas trips during a busy diplomatic period in the autumn of 2026.

He attended a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan and visited Kyrgyzstan and Egypt, then travelled to India for a BRICS leaders’ meeting and to the United States for a state visit.

He met leaders including US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

China said Xi and Trump agreed to work toward a stable relationship based on respect, fairness and equality, and that the two sides reached understandings in areas including trade, law enforcement and artificial intelligence.

Xi also discussed development, technology and cooperation with other countries and groups, including the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and BRICS.

These meetings matter because China’s relationships with major powers and developing countries affect trade, security and cooperation on global issues.

China is due to take over the BRICS chair next year, according to the story.

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