In rare flurry of trips, Xi pitches China as stable alternative to U.S. under Trump

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Democracy Dies in Darkness

Ahead of a state dinner with President Donald Trump, China’s Xi Jinping is courting global influence.

September 6, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. EDT5 minutes ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi at Cairo International Airport on Sept. 1. (Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images)

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has hit the road this September for an unusual series of diplomatic trips spanning four countries, three state visits, two multilateral summits and one widely anticipated meeting with President Donald Trump.

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