# List of international trips made by Hu Jintao

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This is a list of international presidential trips made by Hu Jintao, the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and the president of China. Hu Jintao made international trips to 69 countries during his presidency from 2003 to 2013.

## Summary

The number of visits per country where he has travelled are:
* One visit to: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Gabon, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Liberia, Hungary, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, South Africa, Sudan, Sweden, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Ukraine, Zambia.
* Two visits to: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Germany, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
* Three visits to: Japan and the United Kingdom.
* Four visits to: France and South Korea.
* Seven visits to: Kazakhstan and the United States.
* Nine visits to: Russia.

## 2003

| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| Russia | Moscow Saint Petersburg | 26–31 May | State visit. |
| Switzerland | Lausanne | 1–2 June | Briefly stopped for transfit. Met with Swiss President Pascal Couchepin. |
| France | Évian-les-Bains | 1–2 June | Attended North-South Leaders’ Informal Dialogue Meeting. Met with US President George W. Bush, French President Jacques Chirac, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge. |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | 2–4 June | State visit. Met with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Prime Minister Imangali Tasmagambetov. |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | 4–5 June | State visit. Met with Mongolian President Natsagiin Bagabandi and Prime Minister Nambaryn Enkhbayar. |
| Thailand | Bangkok | 17–22 October | Attended the 11th APEC meeting. |
| Australia | Sydney Canberra | 22–25 October | State visit. Met with Australian Governor-General Peter Hollingworth, Prime Minister John Howard, New South Wales Governor Marie Bashir, New South Wales Premier Bob Carr, and Labor Party leader Simon Crean. Gave a speech at the Parliament of Australia. |
| New Zealand | Wellington Auckland | 25–27 October | State visit. Met with New Zealand Governor-General Silvia Cartwright, Prime Minister Helen Clark, and National Party leader Bill English. |

## 2004

| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| France | Paris | 26–29 January | State visit. Met with President Jacques Chirac and laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Also met with United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin and Senate President Christian Poncelet. Delivered a speech at the National Assembly. |
| Egypt | Cairo | 29 January–1 February | State visit. Met with President Hosni Mubarak and the Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa, as well as representatives from 22 members of the Arab League. Announced the formation of the China–Arab States Cooperation Forum. |
| Gabon | Libreville | 1–3 February | State visit. Met with President Omar Bongo and delivered a speech at the Parliament of Gabon. |
| Algeria | Algiers | 3–4 February | State visit. Met with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Prime Minister Ali Benflis. |
| Poland | Warsaw | 8–9 June | State visit. Met with President Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Prime Minister Marek Belka, Sejm Marshal Józef Oleksy, and Senate Marshal Longin Pastusiak. |
| Hungary | Budapest | 10–11 June | State visit. Met with President Ferenc Mádl. |
| Romania | Constanța Bucharest | 12–13 June | State visit. Met with President Ion Iliescu. |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 14–17 June | State visit. Met with President Islam Karimov. Also attended a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. |
| Portugal | Porto | 10–11 November | Arrived as a stopover before his trip to Latin America. Met with Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes. |
| Brazil | Brasília | 11–15 November | State visit. Met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Federal Senate President José Sarney, and Chamber of Deputies President João Paulo Cunha. Also gave a speech at the National Congress. |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | 16–17 November | State visit. Met with President Néstor Kirchner and Buenos Aires Mayor Aníbal Ibarra. |
| Chile | Santiago | 18–21 November | Attended the 12th APEC meeting. |
| Cuba | Havana | 22–23 November | State visit. Met with Council of State President Fidel Castro and Council of State First Vice President Raúl Castro. |
| Spain | Gran Canaria | 24 November | Stopped at Spain at the end of the trip to Latin America. Met with Crown Prince Felipe. |

## 2005

| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | 20–21 April | State visit. |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | 22–26 April | State visit. |
| Philippines | Manila | 26–28 April | State visit. |
| Russia | Moscow | 8–9 May | Attended the 2005 Moscow Victory Day Parade. |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | 30 June–1 July | State visit. |
| United Kingdom | Prestwick | 7–8 July | Attended the first summit of G8+5. |
| Mexico | Ottawa | 8–10 September | State visit. Met with Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson and Prime Minister Paul Martin. |
| Canada | Mexico City | 11–12 September | State visit. Met with President Vicente Fox. |
| United States | New York City | 13 September | Visited the United Nations General Assembly. Met with US President George W. Bush. |
| North Korea | Pyongyang | 28–30 October | Official goodwill visit. Met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | 31 October–2 November | Official goodwill visit. Met with Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary Nông Đức Mạnh and President Trần Đức Lương. |
| United Kingdom | London | 8–9 November | State visit. Met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair. |
| Germany | Berlin | 10–12 November | State visit. Met with President Horst Köhler and Chancellor Angela Merkel. |
| Spain | Madrid | 13–15 November | State visit. Met with King Juan Carlos I and Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. |
| South Korea | Seoul Busan | 16–19 November | Attended the 13th APEC meeting. Met with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and gave a speech at the National Assembly. |

## 2006

| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| United States | Seattle New Haven | 20–21 April | |
| Saudi Arabia | Dammam Riyadh | 23–24 April | State visit. Met with King Abdullah and gave a speech to the Consultative Assembly. |
| Morocco | Casablanca Rabat | 24–26 April | State visit. Met with King Mohammed VI. |
| Nigeria | Abuja | 26–27 April | State visit. Met with President Olusegun Obasanjo, Senate President Ken Nnamani, and House of Representatives Speaker Aminu Bello Masari. Also gave a speech at the National Assembly. |
| Kazakhstan | Almaty | 16–17 June | |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | 16–17 July | |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | 15–19 November | Attended the 14th APEC meeting. |
| Laos | Vientiane | 19–20 November | State visit. |
| India | New Delhi | 20–23 November | State visit. Met with President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. |
| Pakistan | Islamabad Lahore | 23–26 November | State visit. Met with President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. |

## 2007

| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 30 January | Met with UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | 31 January–1 February | State visit. Met with President Paul Biya, Prime Minister Ephraïm Inoni, and National Assembly President Cavayé Yéguié Djibril. |
| Liberia | Monrovia | 1–2 February | State visit. Met with President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. |
| Sudan | Khartoum | 2–3 February | State visit. Met with President Omar al-Bashir. |
| Zambia | Lusaka | 3–4 February | State visit. Met with President Levy Mwanawasa. |
| Namibia | Windhoek | 5–6 February | State visit. Met with President Hifikepunye Pohamba. |
| South Africa | Pretoria | 6–8 February | State visit. Met with President Thabo Mbeki. |
| Mozambique | Maputo | 8 February | State visit. Met with President Armando Guebuza. |
| Seychelles | Victoria | 9–10 February | State visit. Met with President James Michel. |
| Russia | Moscow | 26–28 March | |
| Germany | Berlin Heiligendamm Rostock | 6–8 June | State visit. |
| Sweden | Stockholm | 8–10 June | State visit. |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | 14–15 August | State visit. Met with President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. Also attended a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. |
| Russia | Chelyabinsk | 16–17 August | Visited to observe a SCO counterterrorism drill. |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | 18–19 August | State visit. Met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev. |
| Australia | Sydney Canberra | 3–9 September | Attended the 15th APEC meeting. |

## 2008

| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| Japan | Tokyo Osaka | 6–10 May | State visit. |
| Japan | Tōyako Sapporo | 7–9 July | Attended the summit of G8+5. |
| South Korea | Seoul | 25– August | State visit. |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | 26–27 August | State visit. Met with President Emomali Rahmon. Also attended a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | 28–29 August | State visit. Met with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and laid a wreath at the Niyazov Memorial Hall. |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | 14–15 November | Attended the G20 summit. |
| Costa Rica | San José | 16–17 November | State visit. Met with President Óscar Arias. |
| Cuba | Havana | 17–18 November | State visit. Met with Communist Party of Cuba First Secretary Fidel Castro and Council of State President Raúl Castro. |
| Peru | Lima | 19–23 November | State visit. Met with President Alan Garcia. Also attended the 16th APEC meeting. |
| Greece | Athens Crete | 24–26 November | State visit. Met with President Karolos Papoulias, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, and Parliament Speaker Dimitris Sioufas. Also visited an agricultural cooperative in Crete. |

## 2009

| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 10–11 February | State visit. Met with King Abdullah and Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Abdul Rahman Al-Attiya. |
| Mali | Bamako | 12–13 February | State visit. Met with President Amadou Toumani Touré. |
| Senegal | Dakar | 13–14 February | State visit. Met with President Abdoulaye Wade. |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | 15–16 February | State visit. Met with President Jakaya Kikwete and Zanzibar President Amani Abeid Karume. |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | 16–17 February | State visit. Met with Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam and President Anerood Jugnauth. |
| United Kingdom | London | 1–3 April | Attended the G20 summit. |
| Russia | Yekaterinburg Moscow | 14–18 June | Attended a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Also attended the 1st BRIC summit. |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | 18–19 June | State visit. Met with President Ivan Gašparovič and Prime Minister Robert Fico. |
| Croatia | Zagreb | 19–20 June | State visit. Met with President Stjepan Mesić, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, and Parliament Speaker Luka Bebić. |
| Italy | Milan | 5–8 July | State visit. Originally scheduled to attend the summit of G8+5 but returned early due to the Ürümqi riots. |
| United States | Pittsburgh New York City | 21–25 September | Visited the United Nations General Assembly. Met with US President Barack Obama. Attended the G20 summit. |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 10–14 November | State visit. |
| Singapore | Singapore | 14–15 November | Attended the 17th APEC meeting. |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | 12–13 December | Working visit. |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | 13–14 December | Working visit. |

## 2010

| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | 10–14 April | Attended the 1st Nuclear Security Summit. |
| Brazil | Brasília | 14–16 April | Attended the 2nd BRIC summit. Originally planned to visit Venezuela and Chile but the trips were cancelled due to the Yushu earthquake. |
| Russia | Moscow | 8–9 May | Attended the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade. |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 9–11 June | State visit. |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | 11–12 June | State visit. |
| Canada | London | 23–27 June | Attended the G20 summit. |
| France | Paris Nice | 4–6 November | State visit. |
| Portugal | Lisbon | 6–7 November | State visit. |
| South Korea | Seoul | 11–12 November | Attended the G20 summit. |
| Japan | Tokyo | 12–14 November | Attended the 18th APEC meeting. |

## 2011

| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| United States | Washington, D.C. Chicago Illinois | 18–21 January | State visit. |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | 12–15 June | State visit. Also attended a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. |
| Russia | Moscow Saint Petersburg | 15–18 June | Attended the 15th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. |
| Ukraine | Simferopol Yalta Kyiv | 18–20 June | State visit. |
| Austria | Vienna Salzburg | 18 October–2 November | State visit. |
| France | Nice Cannes | 2–4 November | Attended the G20 summit. |
| United States | Honolulu | 10–14 November | Attended the 19th APEC meeting. |

## 2012

| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| South Korea | Seoul | 26–27 March | Attended the 2nd Nuclear Security Summit. |
| India | New Delhi | 28–29 March | Attended the 4th BRICS summit |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 30 March–2 April | State visit. Met with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, Senate President Chea Sim, National Assembly President Heng Samrin, and Prime Minister Hun Sen. |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | 14–16 June | State visit. |
| Mexico | Los Cabos Municipality | 16–19 June | Attended the G20 summit. |
| Spain | Tenerife | 20 June | Stopover before returning from the G20 summit. Met with Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría. |
| Russia | Vladivostok | 6–9 September | Attended the 20th APEC meeting. |