Xi meets Belarus’ Lukashenko in Beijing

This handout photograph taken and released on July 29, 2026 by the Belarusian presidential press service shows Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko meeting with China's President Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, a key Russian ally, in Beijing on June 29, state media said.

Xi hosted Lukashenko at the ornate Diaoyutai state guesthouse, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said.

“China-Belarus relations have withstood the tests of international challenges” and are “entering the best period in history,” a Chinese government readout said.