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Xi Jinping welcomes Vladimir Putin to the Great Hall of the People for a two-format summit following Donald Trump’s visit, signaling closer Sino-Russian ties as they discuss trade, energy, and regional conflicts; Putin invites Xi to Russia next year, Xi urges ceasefires in the Middle East, and Beijing confirms plans to buy 200 Boeing jets and seek an extension of the US-China trade deal.
Putin travels to Beijing for a two-day state visit to meet Xi Jinping, aiming to deepen Russia–China ties in the wake of Donald Trump’s trip to China. The live coverage highlights Russia’s growing dependence on Beijing amid Western sanctions, the potential for energy and trade deals (including a possible Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline), and Beijing’s careful balancing act over Ukraine and Western relations as both leaders seek stability in a shifting geopolitical landscape.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Beijing May 19-20 to meet Xi Jinping, aiming to deepen the China–Russia partnership and discuss international issues, timed to the 25th anniversary of the Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation, following recent talks between Xi and Trump.
Photographs capture a two-day Beijing summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, featuring talks on Iran, Taiwan and trade, grand displays of soft diplomacy, and Xi warning that Taiwan remains the most important issue in China–US relations as both leaders signal a cautious, renewed relationship.
US President Donald Trump wrapped up a Beijing visit with a tour of Zhongnanhai, the Communist Party's seat of power, led by Xi Jinping. The trip was heavy on pageantry but yielded few concrete policy concessions, as both sides framed a new bilateral relationship amid broader tensions over trade and Iran.
U.S. stocks rose on a tech-led rally as investors awaited Beijing talks, signaling cautious optimism about progress in U.S.-China trade relations and potential policy clarity.
President Donald Trump arrives in Beijing for a two-day summit with Xi Jinping, featuring a gun-salute welcome, a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People, and bilateral talks. The visit includes stops like the Temple of Heaven and appearances by tech leaders such as Elon Musk and Tim Cook, with discussions focused on U.S.–China relations and an invitation for Xi to visit the White House on September 24.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, once barred from entering China, met Chinese officials in Beijing on a Trump-era trip, with a nameplate showing a new Chinese spelling of his name that may have enabled the visit.
In Beijing, Xi Jinping warned that differences over Taiwan could trigger clashes or conflict with the United States as he and Donald Trump spent about two hours in bilateral talks aimed at shaping a constructive, stable, and win-win trajectory for US-China relations. The discussions touched on Taiwan, trade, and broader tensions, with Xi calling for limits to competition and open channels, while a large US business delegation accompanied Trump to press for expanded cooperation and greater access to China for American firms; Taiwan praised U.S. support amid the talks.
During Trump’s Beijing visit, the city is framed as a futuristic showcase of China’s ambitions in AI, robotics, and clean energy, aiming to project economic resilience and leadership while analysts caution that the curated image masks domestic job and tech-reliance challenges.
Donald Trump arrives in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping, with a tech delegation in tow and ongoing US–China trade talks shaping the agenda; Chinese state media reported talks between US and Chinese envoys on resolving economic issues ahead of the meeting, while Zelenskiy urged Trump to raise Ukraine’s war. Trump has framed the visit around preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and signaled hopes for opening up China to tech and investment, underscoring the broader security and economic stakes of the trip.
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi pressed Iran’s Abbas Araghchi in Beijing for an urgent, comprehensive ceasefire in the Iran war, saying China is deeply distressed by the fighting that has lasted more than two months and calling for urgent action.
An autonomous humanoid developed by Honor shattered the human half-marathon world record in Beijing’s E-Town race, finishing 13.1 miles in 50 minutes 26 seconds and beating the previous mark by seven minutes; the event drew over 100 robots from 76 institutions competing alongside 12,000 runners, with some robots crashing or needing support, while a remote-controlled Honor prototype finished even faster at 48:19— underscoring rapid robotics progress and AI, even as machines still face reliability and real-world task limitations.
Honor's humanoid robot Lightning finished the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon in just over 50 minutes, beating the human half-marathon world record of about 57 minutes; dozens of robots raced in parallel, with some autonomous and others remotely controlled, testing balance, endurance and navigation in real-world conditions, despite a few crashes, underscoring progress and ongoing challenges with robotics for manufacturing, logistics and emergency response.
An Honor humanoid robot won the Beijing robot half-marathon, finishing 21 km in 50 minutes 26 seconds and beating the human world record, though the event included hiccups like robots faltering at the start. About 40% of the entrants navigated autonomously, with a separate remotely controlled Honor robot finishing in 48 minutes 19 seconds; the race highlights rapid advances in humanoid robotics and China’s push to lead in tech with potential industrial applications.