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As of April 2024, Xi Jinping, the current President of the People's Republic of China, has made 23 international trips to 49 different countries since the formation of the Xi–Li Administration on 15 March 2013.

The number of visits per country where he traveled are:

2013

In his first year in office, President Xi made four international trips to 14 different countries. The following were the trips made by him as president in 2013:

Country Location(s) Dates Details
  Russia Moscow 22–24 March First international trip as president; Xi and Peng Liyuan traveled to Moscow, Russia for a state visit to meet with President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and discuss bilateral, regional, and international issues of mutual interest and ways to enhance Sino–Russian relations. [1] Xi also visited the Russian Ministry of Defence to meet with Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu and senior military generals, [2] and attended the groundbreaking of a memorial honoring the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. [3] Xi addressed students at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations on foreign interventionism. [4]
  Tanzania Dar es Salaam 24–25 March
  South Africa Pretoria, Durban 25–29 March
  Republic of the Congo Brazzaville 29–30 March
  Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 31 May – 2 June
  Costa Rica San José 2–4 June
  Mexico Mexico City, Mérida 4–6 June
  United States Rancho Mirage 6–8 June
  Turkmenistan Ashgabat 3–4 September
 Russia Saint Petersburg 4–6 September
  Kazakhstan Astana 6–8 September
  Uzbekistan Tashkent 8–10 September
  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 10–13 September
  Indonesia Jakarta 2–3 October
  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 3–5 October
 Indonesia Bali 5–8 October

2014

In 2014, President Xi made seven international trips to 20 different countries. The following were the international trips made by him during the year:

Country Location(s) Dates Details
  Russia Sochi 6–8 February
  Netherlands Amsterdam, The Hague 22–25 March
  France Lyon, Paris 25–28 March
  Germany Berlin, Düsseldorf 28–30 March
  Belgium Brussels, Ghent, Bruges 30 March – 2 April
  South Korea Seoul 3–4 July
  Greece Rhodes 13–14 July Technical stopover; Xi met with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and President Karolos Papoulias in the Greek island of Rhodes to discuss strengthening cooperation with Greece in areas such as port management, the latter's rail transport development, investment, infrastructure, communications, energy, environmental protection, innovation, and trade. [5]
  Brazil Fortaleza, Brasília 14–18 July
  Argentina Buenos Aires 18–20 July
  Venezuela Caracas 20–21 July
  Cuba Havana, Santiago de Cuba 21–23 July
  Portugal Terceira Island 24 July Technical stopover; Xi met with Deputy Prime Minister Paulo Portas in Terceira Island to discuss strengthening cooperation with Portugal in areas such as marine economy and investment. [6]
  Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 21–22 August
  Tajikistan Dushanbe 11–14 September
  Maldives Malé 14–16 September
  Sri Lanka Colombo 16–17 September
  India Ahmedabad, New Delhi 17–19 September
  Australia Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Sydney 14–19 November
  New Zealand Auckland, Wellington 19–21 November
  Fiji Nadi 21–23 November

2015

In 2015, President Xi made eight international trips to 14 different countries. The following were the international trips made by him during the year:

Country Location(s) Dates Details
  Pakistan Islamabad, Murree 20–21 April
  Indonesia Jakarta, Bandung 21–24 April
  Kazakhstan Astana 7–8 May
  Russia Moscow 8–10 May Official visit
  Belarus Minsk 10–12 May
 Russia Ufa 8–10 July
  United States Seattle, Washington, D.C., New York City 22–28 September
  United Kingdom London, Manchester 19–23 October
  Vietnam Hanoi 5–6 November State visit
  Singapore Central Area 6–7 November State visit
  Turkey Antalya 14–16 November
  Philippines Manila 17–19 November
  France Paris 29–30 November
  Zimbabwe Harare 1–2 December State visit
  South Africa Pretoria, Johannesburg 2–5 December State visit

2016

President Xi made five international trips to 14 different countries in 2016. The following were the international trips made by him during the year:

Country Location(s) Dates Details
  Saudi Arabia Riyadh 19–21 January
  Egypt Cairo 21–22 January
  Iran Tehran 22–24 January
  Czech Republic Prague 28–30 March
  United States Washington, D.C. 30 March – 1 April
  Serbia Belgrade 17–19 June
  Poland Warsaw 19–21 June
  Uzbekistan Bukhara, Tashkent 21–24 June
  Cambodia Phnom Penh 13–14 October
  Bangladesh Dhaka 14–15 October
  India Goa 15–17 October
  Ecuador Quito 17–19 November State visit; Xi met with President Rafael Correa. [7]
  Peru Lima 19–21 November Xi attended the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima and paid a state visit to meet with Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. [7] [8]
  Chile Santiago 21–23 November State visit; Xi met with President Michelle Bachelet. [7]

2017

As of April 2024, President Xi has made one international trips to one different country in 2017. The following were the international trips made by him during the year:

Country Location(s) Dates Details
   Switzerland Davos, Lausanne, Geneva, Bern 15–18 January Addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos; [9] met with the International Olympic Committee and visited the Olympic Museum in Lausanne; [10] visited the United Nations Office at Geneva; [11] paid a state visit to meet with Swiss President Doris Leuthard in Bern. [12]


Multilateral meetings

Group Year
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
APEC 5–7 October,
Indonesia Bali
10–11 November,
China Beijing
18–19 November,
Philippines Manila
19–20 November,
Peru Lima
TBA,
Vietnam Da Nang
TBA,
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
BRICS 26–27 March,
South Africa Durban
14–16 July,
Brazil Fortaleza
8–9 July,
Russia Ufa
15–16 October,
India Benaulim
TBA,
China China
TBA,
South Africa South Africa
G-20 5–6 September,
Russia Saint Petersburg
15–16 November,
Australia Brisbane
15–16 November,
Turkey Antalya
4–5 September,
China Hangzhou
7–8 July,
Germany Hamburg
TBA,
Argentina Buenos Aires
NSS 24–25 March,
Netherlands The Hague
31 March – 1 April,
United States Washington, D.C.
TBA
SCO 13 September,
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek
11–12 September,
Tajikistan Dushanbe
9–10 July,
Russia Ufa
23–24 June,
Uzbekistan Tashkent
7–8 June,
Kazakhstan Astana
TBA
Others Bandung Conference
21–25 April,
Indonesia Bandung and Jakarta
UN General Assembly
28 September,
United States New York City
UN Climate Change
30 November,
France Paris
██ = Event cancelled/Did not attend; ██ = Hosted by China; ██ = Future event; ██ = No event

See also

References

  1. ^ "Press statements following Russian-Chinese talks". Presidential Administration of Russia. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Xi Jinping Visits Russian Defence Ministry". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Xi Jinping Attends Inception for Construction of 6th CPC National Congress Memorial". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  4. ^ Soldatkin, Vladimir (23 March 2013). "In Moscow, new Chinese leader Xi warns against meddling". Reuters. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  5. ^ Wu Jiao (14 July 2014). "Xi makes 'symbolic' stop on Greek isle". China Daily. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  6. ^ "China stands ready to deepen cooperation with Portugal: Xi". Xinhuanet. Xinhua News Agency. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Chinese President to visit Ecuador, Peru, Chile Next Week". Latin American Herald Tribune. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Shinzo Abe and Xi Jinping to visit Peru for APEC meeting". EFE. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016 – via Fox Latin America.
  9. ^ "Xi Jinping portrays China as a rock of stability". The Economist. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Xi Jinping exhibits sports diplomacy with visit to IOC". Daily Times. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  11. ^ Miles, Tom (18 January 2017). "Security turns U.N. in Geneva into ghost town as China's Xi visits". Reuters. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Leaders ink new Chinese-Swiss deals". The Local. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

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