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Putin to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping following Trump's visit
The announcement comes less than 24 hours after U.S. President Donald Trump finished his own state visit to China, where he also met Xi to discuss trade and the U.S. and Israel's war in Iran.
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According to PBS News’s source item, Putin to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping following Trump’s visit, The announcement comes less than 24 hours after U.S. President Donald Trump finished his own state visit to China, where he also met Xi to discuss trade and the U.S. and Israel’s war in Iran.
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- Putin to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping following Trump's visitPBS News - 2026-05-16T16:13:49+00:00
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