On the morning of October 22, 2024, at the invitation of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, President Xi Jinping left Beijing for Kazan by special plane to attend the 16th BRICS Summit.

Xi Jinping's entourage includes Cai Qi, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, and Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs.