Putin Meets China's Ding Xuexiang on Forum Side
Moscow, 2nd of September, Vesti. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Vice-Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Ding Xueyang, at the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum.
Consensus
- Vladimir Putin met with Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiong on September 2, 2026.
- The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (Vostочный Ekonomicheskiy Forum) in Vladivostok.
- This was their second meeting, with the first occurring in June 2025 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
- Ding Xuexiang chairs China's intergovernmental commissions on investment and energy cooperation with Russia.
- The Russian delegation included high-ranking officials such as Sergey Lavrov, Maxim Reshetnikov, Igor Sechin, and others.
- Ding Xuexiang participated in plenary sessions of the Eastern Economic Forum and the Russian-Chinese Energy Business Forum.
- The two leaders discussed bilateral economic cooperation, including energy projects and investment.
- Putin had previously met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the SCO summit in Bишкек on August 28, 2026.
Points of divergence
- Ding Xuexiang invited President Putin to attend the APEC summit in Shenzhen on November 18–19, 2026. — vedomosti
- Putin mentioned a meeting with Xi Jinping in Bishkek and highlighted the 25th anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. — tg_MID_Russia
- The meeting included discussions on the 'Power of Siberia-2' project and its potential finalization. — interfax
- Putin expressed gratitude to China for the traditionally high-level delegations at major economic forums. — kommerant
- Ding Xuexiang will hold meetings with Russian counterparts Denis Manturov and Alexander Novak on the investment and energy commissions. — vesti
- The Russian delegation included representatives from Rosatom, RZD, and Rosneft. — interfax
Coverage (9 sources)
- Deputy Premier of the State Council of China invited Putin to the APEC summit in Shenzhen — Ведомости
- On the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with a member of the Standing Committee... — МИД России
- Putin met with Vice Premier of the State Council of China Xue Sanyang — Коммерсантъ
- Putin met with Vice Premier of the State Council of the PRC Ding Xueyan — Ведомости
- Putin met with deputy premier of the State Council of the PRC — Вести
- Putin met with Vice Premier of the State Council of the PRC — Интерфакс
- Putin and leaders of other countries hold bilateral meetings after SCO summit. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold bilateral meeting. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold bilateral meeting. — ТАСС (Telegram)
Key entities
- China
- Putin
- Din Xueshan
- State Council
- Russia
- Xi Jinping
- ATES
- SCO
- Moscow
- Vladivostok
- Shenzhen
- World Economic Forum
- Permanent Committee
- INTERFAX.RU
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