Days after Trump's summit in Beijing, Putin will meet with China's Xi
Russia's Putin will travel to Beijing next week to meet China's Xi. The announcement came one day after President Trump returned from his own summit with the Chinese leader.
Updated on: May 16, 2026 / 1:40 PM EDT / CBS/AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin said Saturday.
During the meeting, Xi and Putin will discuss bilateral relations, economic cooperation and "key international and regional issues," the Kremlin said.
Putin's trip is scheduled for May 19-20, according to the Kremlin. The trip will coincide with the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship, the Russian government said. The Kremlin said following the meeting, a joint statement "at the highest level" and several bilateral intergovernmental, interdepartmental, and other documents are expected to be signed.
The announcement comes less than 24 hours after U.S. President Donald Trump finished his own state visit to China, where he met with Xi to discuss trade and the war in Iran .
Mr. Trump touted the success of his visit, saying Chinese officials opened the door to new areas of cooperation with the U.S. While there were warm words between the two leaders, concrete agreements have yet to materialize. Some experts told CBS News that the president failed to deliver any breakthrough trade deals during the trip. Wendy Cutler, a former negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, said that "so far, it doesn't seem like Trump and his team have a lot to show for the visit."