Xi Jinping tracker — meetings, speeches, visits and party moves
✦Every reported public move by China’s Xi Jinping — summits and calls with world leaders, trade talks with the United States, speeches, Politburo meetings, military inspections and foreign visits — collected from 310+ graded news outlets and government sources, in one place. Latest: “Messi returns to World XI as Spain dominates both lineups” (AP, 50m ago).
Public actions log
✦No public action by Xi Jinping has been reported since WARNPOINT started this log 3 days ago.
Built automatically from headlines that say Xi did something — met or called a leader, gave a speech, chaired a Politburo meeting, inspected the military, visited a country or province, sent a message. Statements by his ministers and spokespeople, other people’s comments about him, plans, rumours and analysis are left out. One row per day and type. Faded rows come from a single outlet that is not A/B graded.
Latest Xi Jinping headlines
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- Xi Jinping’s plan for a China-centric world order✦HINDUSTAN TIMES1h ago
- Trump backs Nvidia’s Huang over spy allegations, says Xi may raise case✦SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST6h ago
- Trump hopes to meet Xi and Putin at APEC summit in ChinaUKRINFORM7h ago
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- Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal named in FIFPro World XI but no Harry Kane or Cristiano RonaldoTHE NATIONAL13h ago
- Yalta 2.0: A Trump-Xi-Putin summit has little upside for Beijing✦LOWY INTERPRETER13h ago
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- Xi Jinping’s Paradox of Political Control✦THE DIPLOMAT15h ago
- Can Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin give Donald Trump the Iran exit he needs?✦SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST15h ago
- Trump says likely to meet Putin, Xi at China APEC summit✦THE HINDU16h ago
- Trump plans to meet Xi, Putin at APEC summit in China✦INTERFAX UKRAINE22h ago
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The US, trade & tariffs
✦- Trump backs Nvidia’s Huang over spy allegations, says Xi may raise case✦SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST6h ago
- Trump hopes to meet Xi and Putin at APEC summit in ChinaUKRINFORM7h ago
- Yalta 2.0: A Trump-Xi-Putin summit has little upside for Beijing✦LOWY INTERPRETER13h ago
- Can Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin give Donald Trump the Iran exit he needs?✦SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST15h ago
- Trump says likely to meet Putin, Xi at China APEC summit✦THE HINDU16h ago
- Trump plans to meet Xi, Putin at APEC summit in China✦INTERFAX UKRAINE22h ago
Timeline · key moments
✦- Oct 30, 2025Meets Donald Trump in Busan, South Korea, for trade talks
- Sep 3, 2025Hosts a military parade in Beijing attended by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un
- Nov 15, 2023Meets Joe Biden near San Francisco on the sidelines of APEC
- Mar 20, 2023State visit to Moscow; talks with Vladimir Putin
- Mar 10, 2023Begins a third term as president
- Oct 23, 2022Begins a third term as general secretary
- Nov 11, 2021The party adopts a resolution on its history — the third in its history, after Mao’s and Deng’s
- Mar 11, 2018The National People’s Congress removes the two-term limit on the presidency
- Oct 24, 2017“Xi Jinping Thought” is written into the party constitution
- Oct 27, 2016Named the “core” of the party leadership
- Sep 7, 2013Proposes the “Silk Road Economic Belt” in Astana — the start of the Belt and Road Initiative
- Mar 14, 2013Becomes president of China
- Nov 15, 2012Becomes general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and chairman of its Central Military Commission
- Mar 2008Becomes vice president of China
- Oct 2007Joins the Politburo Standing Committee at the 17th Party Congress
- Jan 1969Sent to Liangjiahe village in Shaanxi during the Cultural Revolution
Key facts
✦- Born
- June 15, 1953, in Beijing
- Father
- Xi Zhongxun, a revolutionary veteran who later served as vice premier
- Cultural Revolution
- Sent to Liangjiahe village in Shaanxi province in 1969
- Joined the party
- 1974
- Provincial posts
- Governor of Fujian (1999–2002), party secretary of Zhejiang (2002–2007) and of Shanghai (2007)
- Vice president
- From March 2008
- Party general secretary
- From November 15, 2012, also chairing the Central Military Commission; third term from October 23, 2022
- President
- From March 14, 2013; third term from March 10, 2023, after the two-term limit was removed on March 11, 2018
Specialist sources
- South China Morning Post — Hong Kong daily with deep coverage of Chinese politicsTrump backs Nvidia’s Huang over spy allegations, says Xi may raise case · 6h ago
- Nikkei Asia — Japanese business and politics news on Asianothing on this beat in the last 30 days
- The Diplomat — Asia-Pacific politics and security magazineXi Jinping’s Paradox of Political Control · 15h ago
- Hong Kong Free Press — independent English-language Hong Kong newsnothing on this beat in the last 30 days
- Taipei Times — Taiwanese English-language dailynothing on this beat in the last 30 days
- Xinhua — Chinese state news agency — state media, carries official readouts firstnothing on this beat in the last 30 days
- Global Times — Chinese state-run tabloid of the People’s Daily group — state medianothing on this beat in the last 30 days
Questions people ask
What has Xi Jinping done most recently?
Nothing has been reported by two or more outlets in WARNPOINT’s records (3 days). The log updates every 15 minutes from 310+ news sources.
When did Xi Jinping come to power?
He became general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and head of its Central Military Commission on November 15, 2012, and president of China on March 14, 2013.
How old is Xi Jinping?
He was born on June 15, 1953, in Beijing.
Does Xi Jinping have a term limit?
The two-term limit on China’s presidency was removed by the National People’s Congress on March 11, 2018. He began a third term as party general secretary in October 2022 and as president in March 2023.
Has Xi Jinping met Donald Trump?
Yes — at Mar-a-Lago (April 2017), in Beijing (November 2017), at G20 summits in Buenos Aires (2018) and Osaka (2019), and in Busan, South Korea (October 30, 2025).
Where does this information come from?
From 310+ news outlets WARNPOINT reads around the clock — including South China Morning Post, Nikkei Asia, The Diplomat, Hong Kong Free Press and international wires — each graded for reliability. Chinese state media (Xinhua, Global Times) is graded S and labelled; official readouts are attributed to the Chinese government. Nothing on this page is AI-written.