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As Trump summit nears, Xi expands global influence with diplomatic blitz

From South China Morning Post · () English

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  • Xi Jinping has completed a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek and a state visit to Egypt this month.
  • He is expected to travel to New Delhi for the Brics summit before heading to Washington for a summit with Donald Trump.
  • Beijing has not confirmed the New Delhi and Washington trips, consistent with its usual practice.

With his summit with Donald Trump just over two weeks away, Xi Jinping has entered one of his busiest periods of diplomatic travel in recent years.

Xi first wrapped up the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, before making a state visit to Egypt. The schedule has placed China’s leader at the centre of a concentrated diplomatic push.

Xi is expected to leave again later this week for New Delhi, where he would attend the Brics summit, before travelling to Washington for his meeting with Trump.

Beijing has not yet confirmed either trip. The uncertainty follows the Chinese government’s established practice of withholding confirmation of some foreign travel plans until close to the event.

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