CHINA-RUSSIA-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

    Xi welcomes Putin, touts “unyielding” Russia-China ties and warns “hegemonic countercurrents running rampant”

    Beijing  —China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin met Wednesday in Beijing, just days after President Trump left the Chinese capital. The two major U.S. adversaries sought to underscore their close ties with a host of business deals – and to show a united front against “unilateral and hegemonic countercurrents” amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli…

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      Putin claims Russia-China ties at record high during Beijing visit

      Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping signed a joint statement on cooperation in Beijing on Wednesday, according to state media. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The statement, which aims at “further enhancing” strategic coordination between the two nations and deepening “good-neighborliness and friendly cooperation,” was signed alongside a number of other agreements covering areas…

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      Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin walk side by side on a red carpet. A line of soldiers stand to the side, holding guns.

      Xi Meets Putin Days After Trump Visit

      new video loaded: Xi Meets Putin Days After Trump Visit 0:57 China’s leader, Xi Jinping, welcomed President Vladimir Putin of Russia to Beijing, less than a week after a visit from President Trump. By Shawn Paik May 20, 2026 Xi Mentions Putin During Private Garden Walk With Trump 2:05 Trump and Xi Meet as Summit…

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      Russia-China ties expose 'less-fulfilling' US-China relationship, says Kurt Campbell

        Behind the stalled gas pipeline set to dominate Putin-Xi summit

        A Power of Siberia natural gas pipelines facility in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, China, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Bloomberg | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, with the long-stalled Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline on the agenda, as the Iran war disrupts energy…

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        Pavel Kiparisov: Technology and industry drive new stage of China–Russia cooperation - INTERVIEW

          Pavel Kiparisov: Technology and industry drive new stage of China–Russia cooperation – INTERVIEW

          Pavel Kiparisov, Chairman of the Russian-Chinese Guild of Commerce As Russian President Vladimir Putin begins his state visit to China from 19 to 20 May, attention is once again focusing on the strength and resilience of China–Russia relations amid profound global economic and geopolitical changes. Ahead of the visit, Putin addressed the Chinese public, expressing…

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