Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit China, with the focus of maintaining stable relations with the United States while preserving strong ties with Russia to discuss economic cooperation and key international and regional issues.
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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender in Beijing, China, Sept. 3, 2025. FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a news conference, at the end of his visit to China for the Tianjin SCO Summit and the military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, Sept. 3, 2025.
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a walk at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing, China, Sept. 2, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump, right, speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, Friday, May 15, 2026.
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping greet each other in Tianjin, China, on Aug. 31, 2025. Putin is scheduled to be in China on Tuesday and Wednesday in a visit likely to be closely watched as Beijing seeks to maintain stable relations with the United States while also preserving strong ties with Russia.
The Kremlin has said Putin and Xi plan to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries, but also “key international and regional issues. ” The visit coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship signed in 2001.
“The Trump visit was about stabilizing the world’s most important bilateral relationship; the Putin visit is about reassuring a long-standing strategic partner,” said Wang Zichen, deputy secretary-general for the Beijing-based think tank Center for China & Globalization. “For China, these two tracks are not mutually exclusive. ”and met Xi, who described the bilateral relationship as “precious” in the current international context.
Xi said China and Russia needed to use a stronger strategic collaboration to defend their legitimate, shared interests and safeguard the unity of Global South countries. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said over the weekend that Putin’s trip also would allow Russia to receive direct updates and exchange views with China concerning its talks with the U.S. During Trump's visit, Xi described the bilateral relationship between the U.S. and China as the world's most important and said they should see each other as partners rather than rivals.
By the end of the two-day summit, the countries said they would work on a new framework to manage “a constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability. ” Wang of the center for China & Globalization observed, “Beijing wants stable relations with the West, continued strategic trust with Moscow, and enough diplomatic room to present itself as an unbiased major power capable of talking to all sides.
”For some, Putin’s visit is meant to reinforce the partnership between Russia and China that has strengthened in recent years, in particular afterin February 2022. China has said it is neutral in the Ukraine conflict while maintaining Russian trade ties despite economic and financial sanctions by the U.S. and Europe. China has become Russia's top trading partner. Beijing is now the top customer for Russian oil and gas supplies and Moscow expects theto increase the demand.
China also has ignored demands from the West to stop providing high-tech components for Russia’s weapons industries. Putin noted earlier this month that Moscow and Beijing have reached"a very substantial step forward in our cooperation in the oil and gas sector. ” “Practically all the key issues have been agreed upon,” the Russian leader said.
“If we succeed in finalizing these details and bringing them to a conclusion during this visit, I will be extremely pleased. ” Putin also hailed their bilateral relationship as a crucial, balancing force in international relations.
“Interaction between such nations as China and Russia undoubtedly serves as a factor of deterrence and stability,” he said. Moscow welcomes China’s dialogue with the U.S. as another stabilizing element for the global economy, Putin added.
“We stand only to benefit from this, from the stability and constructive engagement between the U.S. and China,” he said. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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