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King of Jordan to begin a visit to China tomorrow

By AFP 17 August 2026, 10:27 am
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Jordan's King Abdullah II looks on during a reception by the deputy speaker of the Hungarian Parliament at the Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest on October 16, 2025. (Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)
Jordan's King Abdullah II looks on during a reception by the deputy speaker of the Hungarian Parliament at the Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest on October 16, 2025. (Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)

The King of Jordan will visit China beginning tomorrow, Beijing announces.

“At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, His Majesty King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein will pay a state visit to China from August 18 to 24,” Beijing’s foreign ministry says in a statement.

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