Putin-Xi Meet After Trump Talks | China Sends Strong Message to the West

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]Welcome back to Nationwide at 6:00 on NDTV, your primetime destination. Now, meanwhile, Putin and Xi Jinping are meeting just 4 days after Xi Jinping hosted Donald Trump in Beijing. A diplomatic act that is now drawing global attention. While Xi Jinping reached out to Washington, he also signaled that Beijing's strategic access with Moscow remains firmly intact.

[00:00:23]Jinping struck a defiant note during the talks saying, "Hegemonic currents are running rampant." In what many see as a veiled message to the West, Xi Jinping also described China-Russia relations as an oasis of calm amid chaos, adding that the partnership acts as a stabilizing force in the world. Vladimir Putin, too, emphasized the depth of the relationship saying, "China-Russia ties are not directed against any third party." Putin insisted that the partnership remains unaffected by global shifts. The meeting is being watched closely for its strategic significance as China balances engagement with the US while deepening its partnership with Russia, projecting itself as a global power center in an increasingly polarized world. Let's listen in to both Putin and Xi Jinping.

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[00:01:52]Yeah, I mean the world I think needs >> Putin is on a two-day visit to China and now let's tell you why Xi Jinping and Putin meeting in Beijing right now is critically very very important. On your screens right now, China playing a global balancer. Now China is of course trying to have ties with Russia that these are historic ties. There is cooperation between Moscow and Beijing, but this comes just days after Trump also made a historic visit to Beijing and that was being closely monitored as well. China of course is also now looking at other important meetings.

[00:02:49]Let's move on to Xi Jinping pushing for a stability line. Now remember, we are living in a deeply unpredictable unpredictable world. In Iran of course China has been helping out. Trump says that he has been convinced by Xi Jinping that Xi Jinping will not be helping out Iran. On the other hand, Putin is pressuring post Trump visit. Now there is in fact some kind of a pressure that seems to be developing diplomatically.

[00:03:15]Ukraine war is of course in the backdrop. Now this is very critical.

[00:03:19]Four and a half years almost of the Ukraine war, no end in sight. Remember Trump came to power actually suggesting that he has a solution and he will end the war. Well, it's been more than a year and no end. Russia crucial for energy. Now Russia is a stabilizing factor in many ways. Remember Trump had reached out to India as well during this entire war to buy Russian oil and then bring stability on the price rise factor. China there playing a critical role as well. China's economic grip growing larger and larger. Remember China is expanding, you know, having relations diplomatically and otherwise with other countries all across from Africa to different other continents, and that is something that is under focus as well. Moving on, 20 plus deals that have been finalized. Remember, these are 25 years of cooperation between Russia and China that we are talking about, and this is being expanded to a new renewed phase of relations between Moscow and Beijing, and 20 plus deals have been finalized already. Message directed at the West.

[00:04:22]Now, from Beijing, there's a message that is being delivered to the West that here is a cooperation that has stood the test of time between Russia and China, and that is not going to be impacted even as China continues to in fact have meetings and diplomacy with United States and some kind of a reset, but certainly not yet being implemented fully. Beijing shows diplomatic clout.

[00:04:44]Now, remember, there are hegemonic interests that Beijing has, that China has, and there is debt trap that it has been engaging several countries with, but certainly they're trying to push their own diplomacy. A big elephant in the room always. Xi Jinping Putin meeting access stays strong. So, as of now, they're trying to convey to the larger world that while Trump may try to have some kind of a victory or a narrative of victory in the Middle East, the reality is that China and of course Russia, Putin and Xi Jinping are still going strong, and they have not been affected clearly. So, this is the meeting between Xi Jinping and Putin, and we leave you with these images as we slip into a short break, but news in >> [music] >> news continues on the other side.