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China's Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Beijing ...
DEVELOPING STORY, Xi and Putin hold talks just days after US President Donald Trump made an official visit to China.A meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin has started in Beijing, Chinese state media reports.Xi welcomed Putin on Wednesday to the Chinese capital, shaking hands with the Russian leader outside the Great Hall of the People in advance of their talks, video by Russian media showed.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Putin meets Xi: Why Russia and China need each otherlist 2 of 4Putin arrives in China for talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinpinglist 3 of 4China-Russia relations are as strong as ever thanks to Trumplist 4 of 4Trump says Xi assured him China would not send weapons to Iranend of listBefore entering the Great Hall, Putin and Xi walked down a red carpet, rolled out to greet the Russian leader, and stood as a military band played their two national anthems.Putin began the talks by hailing “strong, positive” momentum in cooperation between Russia and China, according to Russian media.“Even amid unfavourable external factors, our cooperation and economic cooperation is showing strong, positive momentum,” Putin told Xi.Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu, reporting from Beijing, said the visit by Putin and that of the recently concluded trip by US President Donald Trump are very different as the Russian leader is marking 25 years of Sino-Russian friendship and Putin has visited China dozens of times, and met with Xi on more than 40 other occasions.“So this visit will really be about deepening existing coordination and cooperation,” Yu said.“We are expecting that the two sides will update each other on the situation in the Middle East as well as Ukraine. No doubt Xi Jinping will also talk to Putin about what was discussed with Donald Trump last week,” Yu said.Putin is being accompanied by a large delegation of Russian businesspeople and government leaders, Yu said, adding the Kremlin had announced the two leaders will sign some 40 different agreements covering everything from the economy and tourism to education.“But I think for Putin the main topic of discussion with Xi Jinping is going to be on energy security,” Yu said.“Since the war in Ukraine, any gas sales that were previously heading to Europe that is all dried up and Russia is in desperate need of revenue to replace that, especially since we are in the fifth year of the Ukraine war,” she added.
Russia's Putin to meet China's Xi in Beijing from May 19-20 - CNBC
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photos before their meeting in Beijing, China September 2, 2025. Sergey Bobylev | Via ReutersRussian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing from May 19-20th, Moscow and Beijing said on Saturday.The meeting will take place less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting with Xi in Beijing, the second time the leaders of the two largest economies have met in less than a year."The Russian President's visit is timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation, which serves as the basis for interstate relations," Putin's office said in a statement.The two leaders "will discuss current bilateral matters, ways to further strengthen the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, and exchange views on key international and regional matters," the Kremlin said.China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the upcoming meeting in a one-line post on X.Russia is one of the world's biggest oil producers, while China is among the largest buyers of fossil fuels.
Days after Trump's summit in Beijing, Putin will meet with China's Xi
Russia's Putin will travel to Beijing next week to meet China's Xi. The announcement came one day after President Trump returned from his own summit with the Chinese leader.
Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping days after Trump's trip to Beijing
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin says.
