A television set at a restaurant in Hong Kong shows a broadcast of Russia's President Vladimir Putin with China's President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 20, 2026. Russian President Vladimir Putin told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that relations between their two countries have reached an "unprecedentedly high level", as the two leaders met in Beijing on May 20. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)