摘要
IN September, following his attendance at the 14th Meeting of the Council of the Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization （SCO） and his state visit to Tajikistan, Chinese President Xi Jinping began his tour of three South Asian countries： the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and India. It was President Xi＇s first visit to the region since he took office. The trip gave rise to significant improvements in mapping out China＇s new diplomatic blueprint on South Asia, expanding China＇s neighborhood diplomacy, and reshaping world geopolitics.
