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'Putin Matters To China Most': Watch How XI 'HUMILIATED' Trump & Honoured Russian Leader

| May 20, 2026, 07:55:06 PM | TOI.in

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In Chinese diplomacy, who meets you on the tarmac matters just as much as what is said behind closed doors—and Beijing just sent a brutal hidden message to Donald Trump. While the world saw both Trump and Vladimir Putin get grand red carpets, China used its internal political hierarchy to subtly elevate the Russian leader. Putin was met by Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a powerful member of Xi Jinping’s inner Politburo. Trump, however, was met by Vice President Han Zheng—a man with a purely ceremonial title who holds zero real power in the Communist Party. Watch how China chose its favorite partner.

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