Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his close ties with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and said their countries are close partners in trade and international affairs as they opened bilateral talks Wednesday on his trip to Beijing.

China's Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin in Beijing, touted the countries' "unyielding" ties, and took a loosely veiled jab at Trump's policies.

Xi Jinping’s alleged comments are significant because China has publicly maintained close ties with Russia since the war began and has avoided openly criticising Vladimir Putin.

China’s Xi Jinping told President Trump that Russian strongman Vladimir Putin might end up regretting his decision to invade Ukraine, according to a new report. Xi, one of Putin’s top allies, made the frank remark during his summit with Trump in Beijing last week while the two world leaders discussed the ongoing stalemate in Ukraine,

China and Russia condemned the ‘law of the jungle’ approach to international affairs but could not agree on Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline

Talks between the Russian and Chinese leaders in Bejing failed to make progress on a long-planned 1,615 mile second Siberia to-China gas pipeline.

Pakistan, May 20 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that the world risks returning to a "law of the jungle" system. He called for opposition to unilateral actions and attempts to rewrite history.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a major warning to Donald Trump as he welcomed Russia's Vladimir Putin this week. The Communist leader of the world's second most powerful economy met President Putin in the Chinese capital Beijing today (Wednesday May 20).