On the morning of September 12, 2026, President Xi Jinping left Beijing by special plane for New Delhi at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the 18th BRICS Summit.

Accompanying President Xi on the visit are Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee Cai Qi, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, and other officials.