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

As of November 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:

One visit to Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Germany, Greece, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of the Congo, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe
Two visits to France, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, and Uzbekistan
Three visits to the United States
Four visits to Russia

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	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

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

References

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

External links

Diplomatic Agenda – the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China's collection of diplomatic activities, including President Xi's international trips
China’s Globe-Trotting President – article by Kerry Brown of The Diplomat on President Xi's international trips
The world travels of Chinese President Xi Jinping – interactive map on CCTV America showing President Xi's international trips as of June 2016

[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.

[Latin_America_2016-7] "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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