PM Modi To Visit China For SCO Meet On August 31: Reports

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China from August 31 to September 1 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, as per reports.

PM Modi's last official visit to the country was in June 2018, when he attended the SCO Summit in Qingdao.

The report of PM Modi's potential China visit comes days after US President Donald Trump slapped a 25% tariff on Indian imports, and on Tuesday threatened to "substantially" increase tariffs due to New Delhi's continued purchases of Russian oil. He accused India of fuelling the "Russian war machine".

According to reports, during his China visit, PM Modi might hold informal meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Putin on the sidelines of the SCO conference.

This is breaking news. More details to follow.

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