Narendra Modi is the first prime minister of india who is going to visit china for the sixth time. PM Modi will participate in the shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit here from 31 august to 1 september 2025, which will be held in the city of Tianjin. This will be his first visit to china after the Galwan Valley clash of 2020. But the question is, how many visits did Chinese President Xi jinping make to India? Let's know.
How many times has jinping visited India?
Chinese President Xi jinping has made three official visits to India. The first visit took place in september 2014 when he came to ahmedabad and New Delhi. During this, he had a special meeting with PM Modi at the Sabarmati Riverfront. The second visit took place in 2016 during the BRICS summit in Goa, the third visit took place in october 2019 in mahabalipuram near chennai where the two leaders discussed many issues in the informal summit. Apart from these visits, jinping and Modi ji have met on many international forums.
PM Modi's visit to China
Since becoming the prime minister in 2014, Modi ji has set foot on the land of the Dragon many times. His first visit was in May 2015 when he visited Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai. The second time he went to Hangzhou for the G20 summit in 2016. The third time was for the BRICS conference in 2017, the fourth time for an informal meeting in wuhan in 2018 and the fifth time he went to Qingdao for the SCO Summit in june the same year.
Why is this visit important?
Now his sixth visit is going to take place in Tianjin for the SCO Summit in 2025. This visit is special because there has been tension in India-China relations after the Galwan clash of 2020 and this visit can be a big step towards stabilizing the relationship. This will be his sixth visit to china, which can start a new chapter in India-China relations. Let us tell you that America has been continuously targeting india in the last few days. It has imposed 50 percent tariff. prime minister Modi's visit to china is very important amidst the tension with America. This visit of PM Modi can work to thaw the ice on relations with India. Discussion has started that india is now getting closer to China.
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