Touching interaction in Beijing park quarter of a century ago sparks moves to make a presidential reunion reality later this year
A Russian media search for a Chinese boy who had his photo taken with President Vladimir Putin 25 years ago has gone viral on mainland social media.
Now an engineer, the man has recalled the moment the president kissed his forehead and says the encounter had a lasting impact on his life.
On July 17, Russia Today TV, which is also known as RT, posted a “missing person search” on a major social media platform.
The post recounted how, on July 17, 2000, Putin, then 47, made his first official visit to Beijing as President.
