Chinese President Xi Jinping is beginning a rare few weeks of international travel, including visits to India and Egypt. This will be his first trip to India since 2019:
This year, Xi has only traveled abroad once, visiting North Korea in June. He will participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin:
Experts in the U.S. note that Washington will closely monitor developments at the SCO and BRICS summits as it seeks to improve ties with India and China:
Xi is also expected to attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi from September 12-13:
Relations between China and India have improved over the past year, but there are still unresolved issues:
