Xi has consolidated this position that Great Power politics now must go through Beijing,” one expert tells TIME.

Meeting President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Beijing, China’s leader called for a halt to fighting in the Middle East and took a veiled swipe at the United States.

Days after rolling out the red carpet for President Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping did the same for Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night for a state visit to China, the Xinhua News Agency reported. During the visit, the Russian president is scheduled to meet with Peng Pai,

Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin each praised their countries' bilateral relations during the Russian leader's visit to Beijing. Follow DW for more.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night on a two-day state visit for talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, days after US leader Donald Trump travelled to China.

The leaders of China and Russia are meeting for talks on energy and global order after U.S. President Donald Trump visited last week.

Vladimir Putin landed in China on Tuesday to a warm welcome from his “dear friend” President Xi Jinping, but he arrived with the heavy burden of a war he increasingly seems unable to win.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is traveling to China to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his own trip to Beijing. Putin is scheduled to be in China on Tuesday and Wednesday in a visit likely to be closely watched as Beijing seeks to maintain stable relations with the United States while also preserving strong ties with Russia.

Back-to-back visits to Beijing by the American and Russian presidents are highlighting how China's Xi Jinping is the world leader to be reckoned with and courted.