The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit China soon. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that preparations for the visit were almost complete, but a specific date has not yet been announced.
According to the Russian media, the visit will take place next week. Putin last visited Beijing in September 2025. He attended China’s military parade and an international summit.
US President Donald Trump is currently on a visit to Beijing as part of efforts to de-escalate diplomatic and trade tensions between the United States and China. The plane carrying him arrived in the Chinese capital on Wednesday evening.
This is the first visit of a US president to China in nearly a decade. The main topics of the visit are trade relations, the Taiwan issue, the Iran crisis and the global security situation.
According to analysts, Trump and Putin’s China-bound diplomatic efforts at the same time are signaling Beijing’s growing influence on international politics. China is now playing a more important role in the global energy balance.
On the last day of his visit, Trump will attend an informal meeting and lunch with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He will then go to Washington.