Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to kick off his first trip outside of China in two years in a tour of Central Asia, which is set to culminate in a high-profile meeting with Putin
A look at what's behind the Chinese leader's first trip abroad since the start of the pandemic as he goes to Kazakhstan, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Uzbekistan, and meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
President Xi rarely leaves the country, and the Uzbekistan summit will be his first overseas trip since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
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