Xi Jinping leaves for SCO summit and state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt

Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on August 30 to attend the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek. According to ECNS, he will also pay state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt.

Invitations from the presidents

The invitation for the trip came from Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Both presidents invited the Chinese leader to visit their countries on state visits.

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Chinese delegation

The Chinese delegation includes the president's wife, Peng Liyuan. Xi Jinping is also accompanied by Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and head of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee.

Another member of the delegation is Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and China's foreign minister. The report names him among those accompanying Xi Jinping during the trip.