China's President Xi Jinping headed to Central Asia on Tuesday ahead of a G20 summit, state-run media reported, in visits expected to see energy deals and talks on slowing growth.

Xi will start in Turkmenistan before meeting Group of 20 world leaders in St. Petersburg on Thursday, then stop by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, the official Xinhua news agency and China Daily newspaper said.

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