May 20, 2026 / 10:00 AM EDT
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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 war with Iran. Below are some key takeaways from the talks between the two leaders in Bejing. China lauds "unyielding" ties with Russia, and takes a jab at U.S.Xi and Putin — who have met dozens of times over the past decade — were keen to showcase their unshakeable relations in the aftermath of Mr. Trump's visit to Beijing. Neither leader referred to the United States directly on Wednesday, but Putin said ties were at an "unprecedentedly high level," while Xi described the two nations' relations as "unyielding."
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands during a signing ceremony following talks in Beijing, China, May 20, 2026, in a pool photograph distributed by the Russian state news agency Sputnik.
