Xi Jinping plans visit to Egypt and may travel to India before trip to the US
Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning a state visit to Egypt and likely a trip to India ahead of an expected visit to the United States at the end of September. As CNBC Top News reports, the Chinese leader has already arrived in Bishkek to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, which will take place on September 1–2.
Xi Jinping is making this trip through Thursday. As part of it, he is expected to visit Egypt on his first state visit in ten years. China has expanded its presence in the Suez Canal area, where a bilateral economic and trade cooperation zone operates.
Possible visit to India
Xi Jinping is then expected to possibly attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi, scheduled for September 12–13. The Chinese side has not yet officially confirmed his participation. If the trip takes place, it will be the Chinese leader's first visit to India since 2019 and the first since the deadly border clashes between the two countries in 2020.
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According to CNBC, relations between Beijing and New Delhi have improved somewhat over the past year. The countries resumed direct air links, reopened several old Silk Road trade routes, and India eased rules on investment from China in March. Last week, the sides also agreed to work on resolving long-standing border disputes. At the same time, Indian entrepreneurs and company executives reportedly face significant difficulties in obtaining Chinese visas, according to local media.
Expected meeting in Washington
After the BRICS summit, Xi Jinping is expected to possibly arrive in Washington for a meeting with US President Donald Trump, around September 24. China has not yet confirmed this visit. Experts believe that possible topics of the talks may include technology, artificial intelligence security, and the extension of the tariff truce between the United States and China.
The United States will also monitor the SCO and BRICS summits amid efforts to improve relations with India and China and increase pressure on Russia as an aggressor state to end its war against Ukraine. India and China could face tariffs of up to 100% if the US House of Representatives passes Graham's bill targeting countries that buy Russian oil.
