Putin visit to China will take place very soon, Kremlin says
The trip will focus on bilateral ties and strategic cooperation, with the Kremlin saying the leaders will discuss major international issues.
- On Saturday, the Kremlin confirmed Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China from May 19 to 20 for a two-day visit to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, shortly after United States President Donald Trump's departure from Beijing.
- The trip is timed to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, which formalized long-term strategic partnership and economic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing.
- Leaders plan to strengthen the comprehensive partnership and exchange views on key international issues, with bilateral trade volume consistently exceeding $200 billion, according to the Kremlin statement.
- Sources describe Putin's visit as routine engagement unlikely to feature the scale and pomp seen during Trump's Beijing summit, despite Moscow remaining Beijing's key economic partner.
- Beijing's diplomatic schedule positions it as a pivotal power; after Putin's visit, China will host leaders of all UN Security Council permanent members within months amid global power shifts.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin said Saturday.
Shortly after US President Trump's visit to Beijing, Kremlin chief Putin will also travel to China. During talks with head of state Xi, the war in Ukraine and the Middle East is likely to be the topic again. In both cases, China is considered an important player.
Putin to visit China for talks with Xi as Beijing maintains US diplomacy
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit China this week for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The announcement comes as Beijing engages in parallel diplomacy with the United States following a visit by President Donald Trump. Putin’s May 19–20 trip comes as the two countries mark the 25th anniversary of the Treaty of Good‑Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation, a 2001 agreement signed by Putin and then-Chinese President Jiang…
Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping, days after Trump leaves
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin says. It comes just days after President Trump's high-profile Beijing summit.
The Chinese government confirmed this Saturday the state visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin for the next Tuesday and Wednesday, May 19 and 20, just a few days after the summit that Chinese President Xi Jinping held with his American pair, Donald Trump. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared the information in a brief statement in which he only detailed the dates of Putin’s visit to China next week, at Xi’s invitation. On Thursday, the Kre…
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