Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to China this week, a visit that comes roughly one week after U.S. President Donald Trump’s high‑profile meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. CBS News correspondent Holly Williams reports that Putin’s trip follows the historic Trump‑Xi summit and arrives amid continuing diplomatic activity among the world’s major powers.
Details released with the report are limited: the trip is being described as a high‑level engagement between Moscow and Beijing that follows closely on the heels of the Trump‑Xi encounter. The timing has drawn attention because it places three of the world’s most influential leaders — Trump, Xi and Putin — in near‑consecutive rounds of summitry, underscoring an intense period of diplomatic contact.
CBS News coverage notes only that Putin is in China a week after the Trump‑Xi meeting and does not provide a full itinerary or outcomes from the visit. Reporters will be following the meetings for announcements on bilateral cooperation, regional issues and any formal statements released by the Kremlin or Beijing during Putin’s stay.