On the morning of July 8, 2015, at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, President Xi Jinping left Beijing by special plane for Ufa of Russia to attend the 7th BRICS Summit and the 15th Meeting of the Council of the Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States.

Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee Wang Huning, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee Li Zhanshu, State Councilor Yang Jiechi, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Governor of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan and others accompanied President Xi Jinping for his visit.