Putin meets with Xi to strengthen deeply unbalanced relations
Vladimir Putin is visiting China for a two-day official trip to enhance the partnership between Russia and China. The visit coincides with the 25th anniversary of a key treaty signed between the two nations. This meeting is seen as a way for both leaders to assert their global influence amidst changing international dynamics.
- ▪Putin's visit aims to strengthen the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation with China.
- ▪The trip marks the 25th anniversary of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation.
- ▪The Russian presidency emphasized the visit as an opportunity to discuss Chinese contacts with the United States.
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| Publication time | Tue, 19 May 2026 10:24:15 +0200 |
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Beijing, September 2, 2025. ALEXANDER KAZAKOV/SPUTNIK VIA REUTERS Vladimir Putin was expected in China on Tuesday, May 19, for a 48-hour official visit aimed at "further strengthening the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation." Less than a week after Donald Trump's visit to Beijing, the Russian president is arriving there as if trying to follow in the American president's footsteps. That was not the intention, the Russian news agency TASS insisted, explaining that the date was chosen primarily to mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, a key agreement concluded by the two countries in 2001 after decades of distrust, border disputes, and…
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