Published: September 14th, 2022,
Last updated: December 14th, 2022
The mystery of where Xi Jinping is headed on his first foreign visit since the start of 2020 has now been solved. Recent speculation pointed to Saudi Arabia. A hoax, as is now clear. Instead, China’s president and party leader is traveling to Central Asia. On Wednesday, Xi will be in Kazakhstan; from there he will continue to Uzbekistan for a summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among others, are also expected to attend there. We will monitor and analyze Xi’s trip and possible meetings with Putin or Modi for you.