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A claim about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s health has gone viral online following his visit to India for the BRICS summit, with a post on X alleging that he suffered a stroke during the meeting and was later taken to a hospital in Beijing, IBTimes UK reported citing a post on X.
The claim, however, has not been backed by any official statement or independently verified medical evidence.
Viral posts alleged Chinese President Xi Jinping suffered a stroke during the BRICS summit in New Delhi (Sept 12-13) and was hospitalized in Beijing, but these claims lack official confirmation or verified medical evidence, and state records show his full participation.
The allegation was shared by X user Wanjun Xie, who claimed Xi had fainted during the BRICS summit in New Delhi and was initially treated by members of his medical team.
The post went further, alleging that Xi was taken to Beijing after the summit and transported from the airport to the People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, commonly known as 301 Hospital.
It also claimed that doctors diagnosed the Chinese president with an ischaemic stroke and suggested that he had missed an important treatment window by returning to China instead of seeking hospital care in India.
No medical records, hospital statement or other evidence have been produced to substantiate those claims.
据传，习近平在印度主办的金砖峰会上晕倒，经随行医疗团队的紧急救治后，提前结束对印度的访问，搭乘专机返回中国。飞机抵达北京机场后，北京当局没有安排大批官员接机，也没有组织欢迎仪式，而是用军用直升机，直接将习近平送到了北京301医院，进行急救。… pic.twitter.com/3bfnNfoZ05
— 谢万军 Wanjun Xie (@WanjunXie) September 16, 2026
There is also no indication in the official record that Xi cut short his India visit because of a health emergency.
Xi arrived in New Delhi on September 12 to attend the 18th BRICS Summit. Chinese government records show that he took part in the first session of the summit that afternoon and delivered a statement.
He also attended the second session on the morning of September 13 and delivered another address. In his remarks, Xi thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian government for hosting the summit.
Chinese and Indian officials had also held bilateral talks during the visit, with Xi and Modi meeting on September 12.
Xi then left New Delhi on September 13. China’s Foreign Ministry said senior Indian officials saw him off at the airport and described his participation in the summit as successfully concluded.
Chinese state records later said Xi returned to Beijing that evening, accompanied by senior officials including Cai Qi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Those records establish Xi’s movements during and immediately after the summit, but they do not provide details about his private medical condition.
There has been no official confirmation from the Chinese government of a stroke diagnosis or an admission to 301 Hospital following his return from India.
The viral post has also linked the alleged health issue to Xi’s possible foreign travel later this month. That part of the claim remains unsubstantiated as well.
