May 21, 2026

Military band performances, a 21-gun salute, a march-past by the honor guard, as well as children waving flowers, together constituted the grand welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People held by President Xi Jinping for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday on his state visit to Beijing.

The talks between the two leaders were held in a cordial and warm atmosphere. Xi said China-Russia relationship has entered a new stage of greater achievements and faster development, while Putin called the Chinese leader his "dear friend" and greeted him with a Chinese saying: "One day apart feels like three autumns," per reports from Xinhua News Agency and Tass. 

Marking Putin's 25th trip to China, his schedule on Wednesday was packed and substantive. According to the Xinhua News Agency and a release from the Kremlin, the two leaders held talks, attended a signing ceremony for cooperation documents, jointly met the press, and signed a joint statement on enhancing comprehensive strategic coordination and deepening good-neighborliness and friendly cooperation.  

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