As many world leaders step out of their Covid-19 bubbles and hit the road for global summits, Xi Jinping isn’t expected to leave China soon
. At the same time, his image on the global stage has deteriorated.
“It’s a different world, but China is changing too,” says Kingsley Edney, a professor of Chinese studies at University of Leeds. “The contrast will be especially apparent when he comes back out,” says Mr. Edney. In fact, according to analysts, the only senior Chinese officials to have gone overseas since the start of the pandemic are top foreign policy aide Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. In Chinese politics, domestic events generally outweigh global appearances and analysts say Mr. Xi’s priority is buttressing enough support for a third term at a Communist Party conclave a year from now.
The coming COP26 climate talks in Glasgow are expected to draw world leaders in person and on screen.China isn’t expected to open its borders before February’s Winter Olympic Games near Beijing and it says, which limits the likelihood Mr. Xi will soon be receiving overseas leaders. “There is a conscious political decision being made in Beijing to invest in leadership diplomacy,” said Mr. Thomas, who predicts Mr. Xi will eventually pick up where he left off.
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