China’s No. 3 to Visit Russia in First Foreign Trip Since Covid
- Li Zhanshu to be most-senior leader to leave China since virus
- Chinese leaders preparing to rejoin world stage after congress
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China’s No. 3 official Li Zhanshu will visit Russia, becoming the nation’s most-senior leader to travel abroad since Covid’s early days as Beijing’s top brass prepare to rejoin global summits in person.
Li will travel to Russia on Wednesday for the Seventh Eastern Economic Forum, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday. He’ll be the highest-ranking Chinese official to visit the country since President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, as Beijing offers Moscow diplomatic support despite US calls for it to condemn the war.