Key Objective of Putins Visit to China Is to Obtain Information About TrumpXi Summit: Insider

Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcomed by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi upon arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on May 19, 2026. Vladimir Smirnov/Pool/AFP via Getty ImagesRussian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on May 19, only four days after U.S. President Donald Trump left China.An insider within the Chinese regime told The Epoch Times that one of the key objectives of Putin’s visit to Beijing is to obtain firsthand “information” regarding the summit with Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, specifically concerning the Russia–Ukraine war and the situation in the Middle East.