Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing the two countries’ close ties, a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president.

Russian President Vladimir Putin smiled and waved enthusiastically to his Chinese counterpart during virtual talks on Tuesday.

By Dmitry Antonov and Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday in which he proposed further developing their strategic partnership just hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.

FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping take part in an official welcoming ceremony for delegations' heads at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, 23 October 2024. MAXIM SHIPENKOV/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, but he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative.

During a Q&A Thursday with the World Economic Forum, one of the panelists asked President Trump about China: "We know that you called President Xi Jinping last Friday..." President Trump corrected: "He called me,

Once seen as infallible, Xi Jinping faces mounting challenges due to his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, strained foreign relations, and internal dissent. Opposition groups are emerging in China, including senior party members,

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump held their first phone talks in four years Friday. According to Trump, he spoke with Xi about TikTok, just hours before the Supreme upheld a law set to ban the social media platform in the United States in less than 48 hours.

Trump took multiple jabs at China, including the spread of COVID from Wuhan and Beijing’s unfair trade practices. Despite that, he appeared willing to engage with Xi to fulfil a promise he has fallen

SHENYANG -- President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sat down with a family in a village affected by floods in the northeastern Liaoning province during an inspection tour shortly before the Spring Festival.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he has "always had a great relationship" with Chinese President Xi Jinping and that he looks forward to "getting along with China." The newly minted president said earlier this week that he may increase duties on Chinese goods by 10% as soon as Feb. 1.