Reports of Putin's visit to China within this year started to circulate since early July. His latest visit was on February 4, 2022, at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games, according to TASS.

Since 2000, Putin has visited China 17 times. Apart from that, Moscow and Beijing will exchange views on the current international situation, TASS noted. Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said earlier that one of the topics on the visit's agenda would be bilateral trade and economic cooperation. 'We have received an invitation and plan to go to China,' Ushakov said. Russian President Putin's visit to China is scheduled for October when China will host the One Belt One Road forum, Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov said on Tuesday, according to Russia's state news agency TASS. Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to China during the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation shows Russia's support to China and the two countries are expected to enhance cooperation during the visit, experts said on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin Photo: VCG

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