From Putin’s ‘second home’ to his reunion with a Chinese engineer, here’s all you need to know from the first day of the Beijing meeting
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenSCMPPublished: 4:15am, 21 May 2026Updated: 4:17am, 21 May 2026We have put together stories from our coverage of Xi and Putin’s meeting in Beijing. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.1. Xi and Putin’s united front – from tigers to trade: the summit takeawaysPutin’s trip to Beijing came only days after US President Donald Trump’s closely watched visit to the Chinese capital, the back-to-back summits highlighting the strong trust between Beijing and Moscow and China’s ability to manage ties with the two major powers.
