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Putin to visit China days after Trump, aiming to deepen Russia-Beijing partnership[Updated]

Sunday, 17 May 2026, 06:21 · 1 min read
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Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday evening and was greeted on the tarmac by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, with an honour guard and flag-waving youth in attendance. Formal summit talks were held Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People, where Xi received Putin with a gun salute and the two leaders extended their treaty of friendly cooperation. Xi declared that China-Russia ties had reached an "unyielding" level of strategic coordination, while Putin described relations as at an "unprecedentedly high level" that was contributing to global stability. Beyond the formal sessions, the two leaders were expected to hold an intimate meeting over tea, and analysts noted that key agenda items included a potential new strengthened strategic partnership declaration, a joint statement on multipolar world order, and progress on the long-delayed Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline through Mongolia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Beijing on May 19–20 for a two-day state visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Kremlin announced on Saturday — arriving just days after U.S. President Donald Trump concluded his own trip to the Chinese capital without securing major breakthroughs.

According to the Kremlin, the visit had been planned to mark the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation. The two leaders are expected to discuss ways to deepen their

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Dawn — Putin to visit China on May 19-20 to further strengthen 'comprehensive partnership' ↗︎Euronews — Putin to visit China days after Trump's Beijing trip, Kremlin says ↗︎PBS NewsHour — Putin to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping following Trump's visit ↗︎
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