# Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Russian President Vladimir Putin

https://mins.news/en/item/39648

- CGTN, 2026-08-31 12:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-31/Chinese-President-Xi-Jinping-meets-Russian-president-1Q3REKppHoY/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Chinese President Xi Jinping met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Xi said strategic guidance and joint efforts would make China-Russia ties stronger, steadier and brighter, and said China was ready to work with Russia and others to advance the SCO, regional stability and reform of global governance.

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