Putin to Visit Beijing Only Days After Trump Departs, SCMP Says
Vladimir Putin, right, and Xi Jinping at the Kremlin last year.
Photographer: Evgenia Novozhenina/AFP/Getty Images
Russian leader Vladimir Putin will visit Beijing on May 20, the South China Morning Post reported, which would be days after President Xi Jinping’s summit in the Chinese capital with his US counterpart Donald Trump.
The one-day trip is seen as a routine part of the Kremlin’s relationship with Beijing, the SCMP cited unidentified sources as saying, adding it’s unlikely to feature any elaborate ceremonies like a parade.