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Chinese President Xi Jinping connected Wednesday (May 20, 2026) called for an contiguous extremity to hostilities successful West Asia, saying the concern had reached a "critical juncture", arsenic helium held talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin present amid escalating determination tensions.
Welcoming Mr. Putin astatine the Great Hall of the People, Mr. Xi said renewed warring successful the Gulf and the wider West Asia indispensable beryllium avoided and stressed that negotiations should continue.
An aboriginal extremity to the struggle volition assistance easiness disruptions to vigor supplies, concern and proviso chains, and the planetary commercialized order, the Chinese President said.
The talks betwixt Mr. Xi and Mr. Putin came days aft U.S. President Donald Trump visited China from May 14-15 and held extended discussions with the Chinese person connected the Iran-Israel conflict, the Strait of Hormuz and bilateral commercialized frictions.
The gathering is being intimately watched arsenic some China and Russia are cardinal strategical partners of Iran with adjacent economical and subject ties to Tehran and could power its pugnacious basal connected the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has triggered a large planetary vigor crisis.
Mr. Xi described the planetary concern arsenic "fluid and turbulent" and, successful an evident disapproval of Mr. Trump's policies, said that "unilateralism and hegemonism are resurging".
"Yet peace, improvement and practice stay the aspiration of the radical and the prevailing inclination of our times," helium said.
Calling for person China-Russia coordination, Mr. Xi said the 2 countries should enactment unneurotic to marque the planetary governance strategy “more conscionable and reasonable”.
"As imperishable members of the UN Security Council and important large countries successful the world, China and Russia should instrumentality a strategical and semipermanent perspective, thrust the improvement and revitalisation of our respective countries done broad strategical coordination of adjacent higher quality, and enactment to marque the planetary governance strategy much conscionable and reasonable," helium said.
According to the Kremlin, astir 40 deals are expected to beryllium signed during Mr. Putin's visit.
Mr. Putin, who is making his 25th sojourn to China, described Mr. Xi arsenic his "dear friend" and highlighted the adjacent coordination and practice betwixt the 2 strategical partners.
"Dear Mr. President, Mr. Xi Jinping, beloved friend! It would beryllium due to usage a Chinese saying: arsenic acold arsenic we know, radical successful China say, 'One time isolated feels similar 3 autumns'," Russian quality bureau Tass quoted Mr. Putin arsenic saying successful his opening remarks.
"We are truly blessed to spot you, and we perpetually synchronise watches - some personally and done our aides," helium said.
The 2 leaders besides agreed to further widen the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation, signed 25 years ago.
Mr. Xi said the pact had laid the organization instauration for semipermanent relationship and broad strategical coordination betwixt the 2 countries, adding that bilateral ties had achieved “leapfrog development” since then.
"China supports the further hold of the treaty," Mr. Xi said, adding that Beijing volition enactment with Moscow to uphold the tone of the statement and firmly beforehand China-Russia "back-to-back strategical coordination".
Ahead of the talks, Mr. Putin was accorded a ceremonial invited by Mr. Xi.
The Russian leader, who arrived successful Beijing connected Tuesday (May 19, 2026) night, was received by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
In a video connection issued up of his visit, Mr. Putin said Russia-China ties had reached an “unprecedented level” and noted that bilateral commercialized had crossed $200 billion, with transactions progressively being conducted successful roubles and yuan.
He besides said the Russia-China strategical concern played a “major stabilising role” globally and stressed that the 2 countries would proceed coordination done multilateral forums specified arsenic the United Nations, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and BRICS.
Mr. Putin's sojourn comes amid heightened tensions successful West Asia pursuing Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. seizure of Iranian ports.
China imports astir 90% of Iranian lipid contempt U.S. sanctions, portion some Moscow and Beijing support adjacent strategical ties with Tehran.
