Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have hailed their strategic ties and energy trade during a meeting in Beijing.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed ties with Russia as a force for “calm amid chaos” during a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday, days after Xi hosted President Donald Trump for a landmark US-China summit.

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 smiles as he greets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the airport in Beijing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin says. The announcement comes less than 24 hours after U.S.

Xi Jinping to visit North Korea as China seeks deeper ties with neighbour - Chinese leader will travel to Pyongyang next week

The announcement of the trip came a day after North Korea unveiled a new facility to produce the material for nuclear bombs.

Xi will be in North Korea from 8-9 June, a rare visit to the isolated regime that is a longstanding ally of Beijing.

BEIJING — Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week, both countries announced Friday, in what will be his first visit in nearly seven years. His trip will be the latest in a series of steps by China to reinforce its close ties with its nuclear-armed neighbor,