Is xiangqi the same as Chinese checkers?
These answers restate the rules implemented by our open-source engine, which follows the WXF laws for movement, checkmate and both repetition rulings: a side that forces a repetition by perpetual check or perpetual chase loses rather than drawing. The chase half has not been validated against the official casebook. Where an answer refers to a specific position, that position lives on the linked reference page, where the build verifies it before publishing.
Direct answer
No, and they are not related at all. Chinese checkers is a race game where players jump marbles across a star-shaped board to reach the opposite corner, and despite the name it was not invented in China. Xiangqi is Chinese chess: a strategic capture game played on a rectangular board where the goal is trapping the opposing general.
Where the confusion comes from
The name "Chinese checkers" is genuinely misleading. It was created in Germany in the late 19th century as a variation on an older American game, and the "Chinese" in the name was a marketing choice rather than a description of its origin. Xiangqi, by contrast, really is Chinese and really is centuries old.
What the two games have in common
Essentially nothing beyond both being played on a board with pieces. Chinese checkers has one type of piece and no captures at all, just jumps toward a fixed goal; xiangqi has seven distinct piece types, a river and palace, and ends by trapping a specific piece rather than by finishing a race.
Related questions
Is Chinese checkers popular in China?
Not especially, despite the name; it is more associated with Western board game collections than with Chinese game culture.
What is the actual Chinese name for xiangqi?
象棋, romanised xiangqi, meaning roughly "elephant game"; see why it's called elephant chess.
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