Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday.

President Xi left Beijing on Tuesday morning to attend the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Astana. He will also make state visits to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan at the invitation of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of the Republic of Kazakhstan and President Emomali Rahmon of the Republic of Tajikistan.