2024 visit by Vladimir Putin to China
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{{Infobox event
| name = 2024 Visit by Vladimir Putin to China
| date = 16-17 May 2024
| partof = China–Russia relations, Russo-Ukrainian War
| location = China
| type = State visit
| theme = Deepening strategic partnership between Russia and China
| outcome = Declaration of a "new era" partnership
| participants = Vladimir Putin
Xi Jinping
}}
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Russian President Vladimir Putin paid an official visit to China in May 2024. The visit was his first foreign visit after assuming office for the fifth term. The visit underscored the deepening partnership between Russia and China.{{cite web | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/14/russias-putin-to-visit-china-in-first-foreign-trip-since-re-election | title=Russia's Putin to visit China in first foreign trip since re-election }}{{cite web | url=https://apnews.com/article/putin-visit-china-ukraine-war-97c6790d093ecfe1234044841b462a78 | title=Putin announces plans to visit China in May | website=Associated Press News | date=25 April 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.euronews.com/2024/05/16/putins-visit-to-china-heres-what-you-should-know | title=Putin's visit to China: Here's what you should know | date=16 May 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-china-putin-xi-ukraine-war-ce55db2d2f59930272e93d07c98f2694 | title=What to know about Vladimir Putin's visit to China | website=Associated Press News | date=16 May 2024 }} The visit also coincided with the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia.
Purpose
The purpose of the visit is to deepen the strategic partnership between Russia and China. Putin's choice of China as his first foreign visit after officially taking office shows the importance he and the Russian government attach to promoting Sino-Russian relations.{{cite web | url=https://kfgo.com/2024/05/16/factbox-top-takeaways-from-putins-trip-to-china/ | title=Factbox-Top takeaways from Putin's trip to China }}{{cite web | url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240516-putin-arrives-in-china-on-state-visit-to-deepen-strategic-partnership-with-xi | title=Putin aims to deepen strategic partnership on state visit to China | date=16 May 2024 }}
Key events
During the visit, Putin met with Chinese President and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping. They discussed their "key partnerships and strategic cooperation" and "the most pressing international and regional issues". They were expected to sign a dozen joint documents, including a joint declaration. Putin also met Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Vice President Han Zheng.{{Cite web|url=https://guardian.ng/news/china-russia-to-deepen-strategic-partnership-as-putin-visits-xi/|title=China, Russia, to deepen strategic partnership as Putin visits Xi|first=Guardian|last=Nigeria|date=May 16, 2024|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News}}
Outcomes
The visit resulted in the announcement of a "new era" partnership.{{Cite web|url=https://kfgo.com/2024/05/16/factbox-top-takeaways-from-putins-trip-to-china/|title=Factbox-Top takeaways from Putin's trip to China|date=May 16, 2024|publisher=Thomson Reuters}} Putin and Xi saw Western efforts to spread democracy as attempts to delegitimize them and believed that authoritarian regimes were better suited to meet the challenges of the modern world.{{Cite web|url=https://www.euronews.com/2024/05/16/putins-visit-to-china-heres-what-you-should-know|title=Putin's visit to China: Here's what you should know|date=May 16, 2024|website=euronews}}
Controversies
The visit drew international attention because of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Western leaders have called on Beijing to not support Moscow in its war.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/putin-heads-to-china-for-talks/video-69091648|title=Putin heads to China for talks – DW – 05/16/2024|website=dw.com}}
See also
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