User:Patrick Cristiano/List of international presidential trips made by Xi Jinping

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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
Main article: 2015 Xi Jinping visit to Pakistan
 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
Main article: 2015 Xi Jinping visit to the United States
 United Kingdom London, Manchester 19–23 October
Main article: 2015 Xi Jinping visit to the United Kingdom
 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  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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