China-Xi/Putin/Welcome Ceremony/Update
China-Xi/Putin/Welcome Ceremony/Update
Dateline : May 20, 2026
Location : China
Duration : 4'13
Beijing, China - May 20, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Great Hall of the People facade, Chinese Guard of Honor lining up in formation for welcome ceremony
2. Chinese Guard of Honor holding national flags of China, Russia
3. Various of Russian President Vladimir Putin's motorcade arriving; Chinese President Xi Jinping walking down steps to greet Putin
4. Military band
5. Xi, Putin greeting each other with handshake
6. Chinese Guard of Honor lining up in formation
7. Xi, Putin shaking hands, posing for photos
8. Great Hall of the People facade, Chinese Guard of Honor
9. Putin shaking hands with Chinese officials
10. Great Hall of the People facade, Chinese Guard of Honor
11. Chinese Guard of Honor lining up in formation
12. Xi shaking hands with Russian officials
13. Various of welcome ceremony in progress; national anthem of Russia being played; Guard of Honor; national flag of Russia; Xi, Putin on reviewing stand; Russian officials; military band; gun salutes being fired
14. Various of welcome ceremony in progress; national anthem of China being played; national flag of China; Xi, Putin on reviewing stand; Guard of Honor; Chinese officials
15. Various of Guard of Honor
16. Various of Xi, Putin reviewing Guard of Honor
17. Various of Xi, Putin greeting children
18. Various of Xi, Putin watching march-past
19. Various of Xi, Putin watching military band performance
Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday morning outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
At the welcome ceremony, a 21-gun salute was fired at the Tian'anmen Square and a military band played the national anthems of Russia and China.
Accompanied by Xi, Putin reviewed the Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
The two heads of state also watched a march-past and performances by the military band.
Among the Chinese officials attending the welcome ceremony were Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee; Ding Xuexiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice premier; Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs; He Lifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice premier; Zhang Guoqing, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice premier; and State Councilor Shen Yiqin.
Putin's entourage included Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and four other deputy prime ministers.
At the invitation of Xi, Putin is on a state visit to China from Tuesday to Wednesday. This is his 25th visit to China.
ID : 8480297
Published : 2026-05-20 15:43
Last Modified : 2026-05-20 23:00:53
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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