List of international trips made by Xi Jinping
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This is a list of international trips made by Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and the president of China. Xi Jinping has made 56 international trips to 71 countries since he assumed the general secretaryship on 15 November 2012 and the presidency on 14 March 2013. Xi's travels currently take place on a modified Air China 747-8.
Summary
The number of visits per country where he has travelled are:
- One visit to: Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brunei, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, Hungary, Iran, Japan, Laos, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Zimbabwe.
- Two visits to: Argentina, Cambodia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Korea, and Spain.
- Three visits to: Brazil, India, Indonesia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
- Four visits to: South Africa and Vietnam.
- Five visits to: France and the United States
- Six visits to: Kazakhstan
- Eleven visits to: Russia.
One visit
Two visits
Three visits
Four visits
Five visits
Six visits
Seven or more visits
China
2013
| Dates | Country | Locations | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22–24 March |  Russia |
Moscow | State visit; His first foreign trip as China's paramount leader and state representative.
Met with President Vladimir Putin to discuss bilateral ties. Discussions of a new comprehensive strategic cooperation plan between China and Russia were held. Increased tourism cooperation and cultural ties were agreed upon.[1] |
| 24–25 March |  Tanzania |
Dar es Salaam | State visit; Met with President of Tanzania Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete to discuss bilateral ties. A joint communique was signed on boosting friendly cooperation between China and Tanzania.[5] Met with President of Zanzibar Ali Mohamed Shein to discuss bilateral ties.[6] | |
| 25–29 March |  South Africa |
Pretoria, Durban | State visit and attendance to the 5th BRICS summit.[7][8] | |
| 29–30 March |  Republic of the Congo |
Brazzaville | State visit; Met with President Denis Sassou Nguesso to discuss bilateral ties. Talks were held to improve cooperation between Chinese doctors and African health services.[9][8] | |
| 2 | 31 May–2 June |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Port of Spain | Met with President of Trinidad and Tobago Anthony Carmona and Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar to discuss bilateral ties.[10] Met with Trinidad and Tobago Senate President Timothy Hamel-Smith and Speaker of the House Wade Mark to discuss increased legislative exchanges between China and Trinidad and Tobago.[11] Met with President of Guyana Donald Ramotar to discuss bilateral ties.[12] Met with President of Suriname Dési Bouterse to discuss bilateral ties.[13] |
| 2–4 June |  Costa Rica |
San José | [14] | |
| 4–7 June |  Mexico |
Mexico City | [15] | |
| 7–9 June |  United States |
Ontario, California Rancho Mirage, California Indian Wells, California Palm Springs, California |
Hosted by President Barack Obama at Sunnylands Estate in California in a 'shirtsleeves summit' with U.S. President Barack Obama in June 2013, although this was not considered a formal state visit.[16] Also met with California Governor Jerry Brown at Indian Wells and Palm Springs.[17][18] | |
| 3 | 3–4 September |  Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat | Met and discussed bilateral ties with President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. Agreements reached on promotion of energy cooperation between China and Turkmenistan.[19] |
| 4–6 September | Russia |
Saint Petersburg | State visit and attendance to the 8th G20 summit.[20] | |
| 6–7 September |  Kazakhstan |
Astana | [21] | |
| 8–9 September |  Uzbekistan |
Tashkent | [22][23] | |
| 10–13 September |  Kyrgyzstan |
Bishkek | State visit and attendance to the 13th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.[24] | |
| 4 | 2 October |  Indonesia |
Jakarta | [25] |
| 3–5 October |  Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur | [26] | |
| 5–8 October | Indonesia |
Bali | 25th meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.[27] |
2014
| Dates | Country | Locations | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6–8 February | Russia |
Sochi | Attendance to the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics.[28] |
| 2 | 22–25 March |  Netherlands |
Amsterdam, The Hague | State visit and attendance to the 3rd Nuclear Security Summit.[29][30] |
| 25–27 March |  France |
Lyon | [31][32] | |
| 27–29 March |  Germany |
Berlin | [32][33] | |
| 30 March–1 April |  Belgium |
Brussels, Bruges | State visit[34][32][35] | |
| 3 | 3–4 July |  South Korea |
Seoul | State visit. Met with President Park Geun-hye.[36] |
| 4 | 14–16 July |  Brazil |
Fortaleza, Brasília | State visit and attendance to the 6th BRICS summit.[37][38] |
| 19-20 July |  Argentina |
Buenos Aires | State visit[38] | |
| 20-21 July |  Venezuela |
Caracas | State visit[38] | |
| 21-23 July |  Cuba |
Havana | State visit[38] | |
| 5 | 21–22 August |  Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar | State visit |
| 6 | 11–14 September |  Tajikistan |
Dushanbe | State visit and attendance to 14th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.[39] |
| 14–16 September |  Maldives |
Malé | [40] | |
| 16–17 September |  Sri Lanka |
Colombo | [41] | |
| 17–19 September |  India |
New Delhi | State visit.[42] Met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Visited New Delhi and also went to Modi's hometown in the state of Gujarat.[43] | |
| 7 | 14–19 November |  Australia |
Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Hobart | Xi Jinping became the third Chinese President to visit Australia, after his two predecessors. Xi Jinping first attended the G20 Summit in Brisbane. He then flew to Australia's capital, Canberra to address a Joint Sitting of Australian Parliament, hold talks with Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Governor-General Peter Cosgrove and other Australian officials.[44] He then went to Hobart, Tasmania, becoming the first Chinese paramount leader ever to visit the island state. He held talks with Tasmanian officials, including the wife of the late ex-Premier Jim Bacon. He then went to Sydney, New South Wales, to hold talks with senior NSW officials, as well as meet business leaders. After he finished his visit to Sydney, he flew directly to New Zealand (see below for more).[45] |
| 19–21 November |  New Zealand |
Auckland | [46] | |
| 21–23 November |  Fiji |
Nadi | [47][48] |
2015
Xi with his spouse during the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade
Xi delivering an address to both Houses of Parliament inside Westminster, 21 October 2015
| Dates | Country | Locations | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20–21 April |  Pakistan |
Islamabad, Murree | See 2015 Xi Jinping visit to Pakistan. Signed a series of infrastructure deals worth $45 billion related to the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor. During his visit, Pakistan's highest civilian award, the Nishan-e-Pakistan, was conferred upon him.[49] |
| 22–24 April | Indonesia |
Bandung, Jakarta | Met with President Joko Widodo.[50] Attended the Afro-Asian Leaders Summit and the 60th Anniversary events of the Bandung Conference.[51] | |
| 2 | 7 May | Kazakhstan |
Astana | Met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev.[52][53] |
| 8–9 May | Russia |
Moscow | State visit. See 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade for more information.[54] Xi was the guest-of-honour of Russian president Vladimir Putin at the Parade. At the parade, Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan sat next to Putin.[53] | |
| 10–11 May |  Belarus |
Minsk | State visit. Met with President Alexander Lukashenko.[55] | |
| 3 | 8–11 July | Russia |
Ufa | Attendance to the 7th BRICS summit and the 15th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. |
| 4 | 22–28 September | United States |
Seattle, Washington D.C., New York City | See 2015 visit by Xi Jinping to the United States. His first state visit to the United States.[56][57][58] |
| 5 | 19–24 October |  United Kingdom |
London, Manchester | See State visit by Xi Jinping to the United Kingdom.[59] Met Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister David Cameron and other dignitaries. Longest visit ever made by Xi Jinping abroad. Increased customs, trade, and research collaborations between China and the U.K. were discussed, but more informal events also took place including a visit to Manchester City's football academy.[60] |
| 6 | 5–6 November |  Vietnam |
Hanoi | State visit.[61] |
| 6–7 November |  Singapore |
Singapore | State visit and First Ma–Xi meeting.[61] | |
| 7 | 14–16 November |  Turkey |
Antalya | State visit and attendance to 10th G20 summit.[62] |
| 17–19 November |  Philippines |
Manila | 27th meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.[63] | |
| 8 | 29–30 November | France |
Paris | Attendance to the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference.[64] |
| 30 November–1 December |  Zimbabwe |
Harare | [65] | |
| 2–5 December | South Africa |
Pretoria, Johannesburg | [66][67] |
2016
| Dates | Country | Locations | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19–20 January |  Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh | [68] |
| 20–21 January |  Egypt |
Cairo | [69] | |
| 22 January |  Iran |
Tehran | [70] | |
| 2 | 28–29 March |  Czech Republic |
Prague | Met with the Czech president, prime minister and other representatives to promote relations and economic cooperation between the Czech Republic and the PRC.[71] His visit was met by a considerable number of protests by Czechs.[72][73] |
| 3 | 31 March–1 April | United States |
Washington D.C. | Attendance to the 4th Nuclear Security Summit.[74] |
| 4 | 18 June |  Serbia |
Belgrade | [75] |
| 20 June |  Poland |
Warsaw | [76] | |
| 21–24 June | Uzbekistan |
Bukhara, Tashkent | State visit and attendance to the 16th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.[77] | |
| 5 | 13 October |  Cambodia |
Phnom Penh | [78] |
| 14 October |  Bangladesh |
Dhaka | [79] | |
| 15 October | India |
Benaulim (Goa) | State visit and attendance to the 8th BRICS summit.[80] | |
| 6 | 17 November |  Ecuador |
Quito | [81] |
| 19–21 November |  Peru |
Lima | State visit and attendance to the 28th meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.[82] | |
| 22-23 November |  Chile |
Santiago | [83] | |
| 24 November |  Spain |
Gran Canaria | [84] |
2017
| Dates | Country | Locations | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16–17 January |  Switzerland |
Bern, Davos | State visit and attendance to the World Economic Forum,[85][86] the first Chinese paramount leader to attend the WEF. Xi addressed the forum in a high-profile keynote, addressing globalization, the global trade agenda, and China's rising place in the world's economy and international governance; he made a series of pledges about China's defense of "economic globalization" and climate change accords.[87][88][89] During the visit, Xi also visited the World Health Organization, the United Nations and the International Olympic Committee.[89] |
| 2 | 5 April |  Finland |
Helsinki | [90] |
| 6–9 April | United States |
Palm Beach, Florida | Hosted by President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.[91] | |
| 3 | 7 June | Kazakhstan |
Astana | State visit and attendance to the 17th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the Expo 2017.[92] |
| 4 | 3 July | Russia |
Moscow | [93] |
| 4–8 July | Germany |
Berlin, Hamburg | State visit and attendance to the 12th G20 summit.[94] | |
| 5 | 10–12 November | Vietnam |
Hanoi | State visit and attendance to APEC Vietnam 2017.[95] |
| 13–14 November |  Laos |
Vientiane | State visit[96] |
2018
| Dates | Country | Locations | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 July |  United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi | [97] |
| 21 July |  Senegal |
Dakar | [98] | |
| 22 July |  Rwanda |
Kigali | Xi and Peng Liyuan met with President Paul Kagame and his wife Jeannette Kagame. First visit by a Chinese paramount leader.[99] | |
| 24–27 July | South Africa |
Pretoria, Johannesburg | State visit and attendance to 10th BRICS summit.[100] | |
| 27 July |  Mauritius |
Port Louis | [101] | |
| 2 | 11–13 September | Russia |
Vladivostok | Attendance to the 4th Eastern Economic Forum.[102] |
| 3 | 16–17 November |  Papua New Guinea |
Port Moresby | State visit and attendance to APEC Papua New Guinea 2018.[103][104] |
| 18–20 November |  Brunei |
Bandar Seri Begawan | [105][106] | |
| 20–21 November | Philippines |
Manila | State visit[107] | |
| 4 | 27–29 November | Spain |
Madrid | Met with the King Felipe VI, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and speakers of the Congress and Senate. Multiple bilateral relationship issues were discussed, including an invitation for Spain to join the Belt and Road Initiative. Agreements were signed addressing double taxation, scientific products or exports of Spanish food products.[108] |
| 30 November–1 December | Argentina |
Buenos Aires | State visit and attendance to the 13th G20 summit.[109] | |
| 3 December |  Panama |
Panama City | [110] | |
| 4–5 December |  Portugal |
Lisbon | [111] |
2019
| Dates | Country | Locations | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22–24 March |  Italy |
Rome | See 2019 Xi Jinping Italy and France visit |
| 24 March |  Monaco |
Monaco | Met with Albert II, Prince of Monaco | |
| 24–26 March | France |
Nice Paris |
See 2019 Xi Jinping Italy and France visit | |
| 2 | 5–8 June | Russia |
Moscow St. Petersburg |
State visit and attendance to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. |
| 3 | 12–14 June | Kyrgyzstan |
Bishkek | State visit and attendance to the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. |
| 14–16 June | Tajikistan |
Dushanbe | State visit and attendance to the meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia.[112][113] | |
| 4 | 20–21 June |  North Korea |
Pyongyang | State visit. First Chinese leader to visit North Korea since his predecessor Hu Jintao's visit in 2004.[114] See Kim–Xi meetings.[115] |
| 5 | 27–29 June |  Japan |
Osaka | Attendance to the 14th G20 summit. Met with U.S. President Donald Trump.[116] |
| 6 | 11–12 October | India |
Chennai Mahabalipuram | Informal summit with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi |
| 12–13 October |  Nepal |
Kathmandu | State visit. | |
| 7 | 10–12 November |  Greece |
Athens | State visit. |
| 12–14 November | Brazil |
Brasília | Attendance to the 11th BRICS summit. Met with President Jair Bolsonaro. |
2020
| Dates | Country | Locations | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17–18 January |  Myanmar |
Nay Pyi Taw | State visit. Met President Win Myint, State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi and military leader Min Aung Hlaing.[117] |
Between 2020 and 2022, Xi paused foreign travel, speculated to be due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[118]
2022
| Dates | Country | Locations | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 September | Kazakhstan |
Nur-Sultan | State visit. Xi's first visit outside China since January 2020, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Met with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.[119] |
| 14–16 September | Uzbekistan |
Samarkand | State visit and attendance to 2022 SCO summit. Met with Central Asian leaders as well as Russian president Vladimir Putin, his first since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022.[120][121] | |
| 2 | 14–17 November | Indonesia |
Bali | Attendance to the 17th G20 summit. Met numerous world leaders including the US president Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, French President Emmanuel Macron[122] and South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol.[123][124] |
| 17–19 November |  Thailand |
Bangkok | State visit and attendance to APEC Thailand 2022. Met with leaders including Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida,[125] New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern,[126] Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha[127] and US Vice President Kamala Harris.[128] | |
| 3 | 7–10 December | Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh | State visit and attendance to the China-Arab States Summit and China-GCC Summit. Met king Salman, and crown prince and prime minister Mohammed bin Salman. Xi also met with numerous Arab leaders, including members of the Gulf Cooperation Council.[129] During the meeting, he signed numerous commercial deals with Saudi Arabia and formally elevated the relationship to comprehensive strategic partnership, highest level in China's formal ranking of relations with other countries.[130] |
2023
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| Dates | Country | Locations | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20–22 March | Russia |
Moscow | State visit. Second meeting with Putin after the Russian invasion of Ukraine,[131][132] as well as his first trip overseas after the 2023 National People's Congress. The visited came at the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as well as an arrest warrant for Putin issued by the International Criminal Court.[133] During the visit, Xi met with Putin, as well as Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.[134] Putin and Xi signed a joint statement vowing to expand ties, and officially promoted a new "multipolar world".[133] |
| 2 | 21–24 August | South Africa |
Pretoria Johannesburg |
State visit and attendance to the 15th BRICS summit.[135] Met with various BRICS leaders, as well as various leaders from the African continent.[136] |
| 3 | 14–17 November | United States |
San Francisco | Attendance to the US-China leader summit and APEC United States 2023.[137] |
| 4 | 12–13 December | Vietnam |
Hanoi | State visit.[138] |
2024
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| Dates | Country | Locations | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–7 May | France |
Paris Tarbes |
State visit. Met with French president Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.[139] |
| 7–8 May | Serbia |
Belgrade | State visit[139] | |
| 8–10 May |  Hungary |
Budapest | State visit[139] | |
| 2 | 2–4 July | Kazakhstan |
Astana | State visit and attendance to the 2024 SCO summit.[140] |
| 4–6 July | Tajikistan |
Dushanbe | State visit[140] | |
| 3 | 22–24 October | Russia |
Kazan | Attendance to the 16th BRICS summit. |
| 4 | 14–17 November | Peru |
Lima | Attendance to the APEC Peru 2024.[141] State visit. |
| 17–21 November | Brazil |
Rio de Janeiro & Brasília | Attendance to the 19th G20 summit. State visit.[142] | |
| 21–22 November |  Morocco |
Casablanca | Meets Crown Prince, head of government and other officials.[143] |
2025
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| Dates | Country | Locations | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14–15 April | Vietnam |
Hanoi | State visit[144] |
| 15–17 April | Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur | State visit[145] | |
| 17–18 April | Cambodia |
Phnom Penh | State visit[146] | |
| 2 | 7–10 May | Russia |
Moscow | State visit and participation in the festivities commemorating the 2025 Moscow Victory Day Parade.[147] |
| 3 | 16–18 June | Kazakhstan |
Astana | State visit and participation in the 2025 China–Central Asia Summit. |
| 4 | 30 October–1 November | South Korea |
Busan & Gyeongju | Attendance to the APEC South Korea 2025. Met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Busan Summit. |
Future trips
2026
The following international trips are scheduled to be made by Xi Jinping during 2026:
| Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyzstan |
Bishkek | 16 August | Will attend the 2026 SCO Summit. |
| India |
New Delhi | 12–13 September | Will attend the 2026 BRICS Summit. |
| United States |
Washington, D.C. | TBD | US President Donald Trump announced in November 2025 that he invited Xi to a state visit to the U.S. in 2026.[148] |
