China’s Xi Jinping to make first trip to India in 7 years for Brics summit

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China has confirmed that President Xi Jinping will travel to New Delhi for the Brics summit this weekend, his first visit to India in close to seven years and the latest leg of the Chinese leader’s busiest run of summitry in years.

China’s foreign ministry said Xi would attend the summit at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Xi is expected to have a sit-down with Modi on the sidelines of the summit.