'Preparations Are Complete': Putin To Visit Xi In Beijing Days After Trump Wraps China Trip

Last Updated:May 15, 2026, 11:54 IST

This marks the first time China gears up to host the leaders of the two superpowers in the same month, reflecting its attempt to maintain ties with both amid wars on several fronts

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Beijing soon, days after U.S. President Donald Trump concludes his high-stakes trip to the country.

The key visit is expected to take place on May 20. The visit is a part of Moscow’s routine business with Beijing, according to a report by the South China Morning Post, citing sources.

This marks the first time China gears up to host the leaders of the two superpowers in the same month, reflecting its attempt to maintain ties with both as the world faces a surging crisis with the ongoing conflicts on multiple fronts.

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What Kremlin Said

The development came shortly after the Kremlin announced preparations for the Russian President upcoming visit to China are nearly complete, news agency TASS reported.

“We can say that preparations are already complete; we are just putting the finishing touches on it. It will take place very soon," said Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for the Kremlin.

The Kremlin, however, refrained from providing details on the agenda of Putin’s upcoming visit to China.

Trump’s China Visit

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to wrap up his visit to China. Despite differences on key issues — such as Taiwan — he attempted to paint a rosy picture as he hailed the ties with Beijing as “better than ever before".

He said Washington and Beijing had agreed on not allowing Tehran to pursue nuclear weapons, adding the two countries called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

“We made some fantastic trade deals, great for both countries… He is a great man I respect greatly… We have settled a lot of problems that a lot of people would not have been able to settle… We discussed Iran and want that crisis to end. We don’t want them to have a nuclear weapon and want the Straits open…" Trump said, according to news agency ANI via Reuters.

The U.S. President said he had invited Xi Jinping to Washington, adding he would be walking back “very impressed".

“President Xi will be visiting on September 24th… The visit will be reciprocal and he will be walking back very impressed, like I am with China…" he said.

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