The meeting took place at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, where Putin stayed during his two-day visit to China.

On the surface, Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s back-to-back summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin looked pretty similar, with formal handshakes in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square,

Putin left Beijing with declarations of enduring friendship with China and a stack of bilateral agreements — but without the energy breakthrough Moscow desperately sought.

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping held talks in Beijing on May 20. The two leaders signed roughly 40 documents, including a joint declaration “on the formation of a multipolar world and international relations of a new type” and a joint statement “on further strengthening comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation.

Vladimir Putin landed in China on Tuesday to a warm welcome from his “dear friend” President Xi Jinping, but he arrived with the heavy burden of a war he increasingly seems unable to win.

EADaily, May 21st, 2026. Vladimir Putin's visit to China on May 19-20, 2026 aroused unprecedented interest in the local press. But the attention of journalists was attracted not only by the political agenda.

Russia will be looking for energy and trade deals with China, as well as continuing geopolitical support.

Vladimir Putin sparked health concerns after the Russian president was seen walking with an awkward gait as he arrived for his summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing

"Our relations are self-sufficient and protected from external influence." Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have just sent a massive shockwave through Western capitals. Meeting in Beijing, the two leaders advanced the monumental Power of Siberia 2 pipeline project—a 2,