Putin and Xi Hail High-Level Ties and Growing Energy Trade in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Beijing on Wednesday, hailing their strategic partnership and growing energy trade. The meeting came days after a U.S.

presidential visit to China. - Signed over 40 cooperation agreements in trade, technology, and media.

- Extended a friendship treaty first signed in 2001. - Bilateral trade reached around $228 billion in 2025.

- No progress on the Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline. The leaders praised their close personal ties and aligned on international relations, with Xi criticizing unilateralism and hegemonism.