Xi Jinping to Skip UN General Assembly Ahead of Trump Meeting

Politico: Xi Jinping will skip the UN General Assembly session ahead of his meeting with Trump in the US in September.

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Xi Jinping will not attend the UN General Assembly during his September 2026 visit to the U.S.
Xi Jinping is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on September 24.
Xi Jinping will arrive in the U.S. on the evening of September 23 and depart on September 25.
The UN General Assembly will take place in New York from September 22 to 26, and also on September 28.
The last time Xi Jinping spoke at the UN General Assembly was in 2015.
In 2021, Xi Jinping delivered a video address during the pandemic.

Sources told Politico that many in U.S. diplomatic circles expected Xi to use the visit to the U.S. to speak at the UN General Assembly to present China's plans for peaceful international development as an alternative to the prolonged U.S. conflict with Iran. — tg_bbcrussian
According to the preliminary list of speakers at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, Xi Jinping was not initially listed as a speaker, and instead, Vice-Premier Han Zheng is scheduled to represent China on the morning of September 26. — vedomosti
The report states the visit is scheduled for September 2026, while other sources refer to the event as occurring in 2024. — vesti