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Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, greet Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, as he arrives in Beijing, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping greet each other in Tianjin, China, on Aug. 31, 2025. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)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. (Evan Vucci/Pool Photo via AP)In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right walks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi upon arrival for a state visit in Beijing on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Gao Jie/Xinhua via AP)In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for a state visit in Beijing on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Gao Jie/Xinhua via AP)Chinese youth greet Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives in Beijing, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, for a two day visit to meet President Xi Jinping. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, is greeted by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center left, as he arrives in Beijing, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)Chinese youth greet Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives in Beijing, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, for a two day visit to meet President Xi Jinping. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, greet Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, as he arrives in Beijing, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)