Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker, August 2026
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- Chinese President Xi Jinping met Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in Bishkek before a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
- Xi may meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, then travel to Egypt for talks with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Chinese President Xi Jinping ended August in Bishkek, where he met Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov ahead of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
The visit could mark the start of a series of overseas trips after a relatively quiet year for Xi’s foreign travel. Other SCO leaders expected at the summit include Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian, with possible talks involving Xi.
After the summit, Xi is due to travel to Egypt to meet President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
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