Xi Jinping has not stepped out of China for 600 days. The picture shows Xi Jinping at the 2015 United Nations General Assembly. (Image source: free image https://www.flickr.com/)
[See China September 10, 2021 News]SinceChinese Communist PartypneumoniaepidemicSince the outbreak, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of ChinaXi JinpingHe has not taken a half-step out of China for 600 days. Although he still participates in international conferences through video, his “not leaving home” has caused worries and may affect diplomacy.
Based on reports from various media, Xi Jinping has not left China for 1 year, 7 months and 22 days. Among the leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) countries, he is the one who has not been abroad for the longest time. Over the past year, Xi Jinping has participated in more than a dozen international video conferences, and had nearly 60 telephone conversations with leaders of many countries, including Russian President Putin, German Chancellor Merkel and French President Macron.
Although Xi Jinping avoided going abroad because of China’s strategy of “zeroing out” against the epidemic, he has stayed at home, especially if he does not attend the G20 summit in Rome at the end of October and the subsequent UN climate summit. It has become more and more worrying and may have diplomatic consequences.
Due to controversies such as the source of the epidemic, chip issues, political freedom in Hong Kong, and alleged genocide in Xinjiang, the relationship between the CCP and the West has deteriorated. The CCP has fallen out with Canada over the extradition case of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei, and has more relations with Australia. Due to the investigation of the origin of the new crown virus, it has fallen to the bottom. In this context, Xi Jinping is unwilling to visit and loses the opportunity to sit down and talk in face-to-face bilateral meetings on the sidelines of major international conferences, which may hinder the CCP’s repair with these countries.
The last time Xi Jinping visited was on January 18, 2020, returning home after his visit to Myanmar. The CCP authorities have not yet confirmed whether to attend the G20 Rome summit, but a few days ago it was reported that, considering the safety concerns of the epidemic, Xi Jinping would not go to the meeting, or would miss the opportunity for the first US-China leader meeting after US President Biden took office.
Natasha Kassam, director of public opinion and foreign policy planning at the Lowy Institute, an Australian think tank, believes that apart from the top leaders, it is not worthwhile to risk exposure to the Chinese Communist virus. With strict restrictions, the itinerary of expensive international visits may also be questioned by some public opinion.
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