President Xi, a Week Before White House Summit, May Be Showing the Strain of Diplomacy

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President Xi Jinping attends a bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People on August 24, 2026 at Beijing, China. China Pool/Getty Images

DONALD KIRK

Published: Sep 17, 2026, 03:16 PM ET
Updated:Sep 17, 2026, 04:12 PM ET

President Xi Jinping’s frenetic schedule of international summitry may be wearing him down. That’s one possibility for why he skipped a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the recent parley in New Delhi of leaders from the 11 BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa plus six others — at which he pressed for power and prestige across Asia and the Middle East.

President Xi, a Week Before White House Summit, May Be Showing the Strain of Diplomacy

President Xi, a Week Before White House Summit, May Be Showing the Strain of Diplomacy

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