Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is welcomed by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi upon arrival at Beijing Capital Airport in China late on May 19, 2026. Vladimir Smirnov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on May 19, only four days after U.S. President Donald Trump left China.
An insider within the Chinese regime told The Epoch Times that one of the key objectives of Putin’s visit to Beijing is to obtain “first-hand information” regarding the summit with Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, specifically concerning the Russia-Ukraine war and the situation in the Middle East.
