China Denies Report of Xi's Comments to Trump About Putin
China Denies Report of Xi’s Comments to Trump About Putin China is trying to slam the brakes on an awkward pre-summit media storm: just as Vladimir Putin lands in Beijing, Western outlets report that Xi Jinping privately warned Donald Trump the Russian leader could come to regret invading Ukraine.
The leak from Beijing
According to sources cited by Western media, Xi told Trump during talks in Beijing last week that Putin “could regret launching his invasion of Ukraine,” a framing hyped as a “diplomatic bomb” with “stunning details of talks from Beijing.” The reported assessment, if accurate, would mark a rare hint of daylight between China and Russia on the war.
Beijing’s swift denial
Within hours, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs moved to put out the fire. Spokesperson Guo Xuankun, asked specifically about a Financial Times report, said Beijing rejected Western claims that Xi had told Trump Putin might eventually regret his decision to launch a military operation in Ukraine.
“The information you provided is contrary to the facts and is a pure fabrication,” Guo declared, dismissing the story as untrue.
Timed with Putin’s 25th visit
The timing could hardly be more sensitive. The denial lands just as Putin begins a two‑day state visit to China, his 25th trip, at Xi’s invitation. Beijing says it expects the meeting to “further improve relations” and touts a “friendship between China and Russia, ‘passed down from generation to generation,’” that will be even more firmly rooted among both peoples.
From Moscow’s side, Putin has called Xi a “long-time good friend” and praised their “good, friendly contacts” for enabling “the most ambitious plans for the future,” framing the relationship as a stabilizing force in global affairs.
The narrative clash
So the storyline splits: Western leaks cast Xi as privately skeptical of Putin’s war, while official Beijing doubles down on the image of an unshakable strategic partnership. With Putin in town, there is no doubt which version China wants on the record.
1. Republika.rs – “DIPLOMATIC BOMB! STUNNING details of talks from Beijing emerge”
“DIPLOMATIC BOMB! STUNNING details of talks from Beijing emerge”
https://www.republika.rs/svet/svet/750748/kina-si-donald-tramp-ukrajina
2. Politika – “China Denies Reports That Xi Told Trump Putin Would Regret Ukraine Invasion”
“China has denied reports in Western media that President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin might eventually regret his decision to launch a military operation in Ukraine. Spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guo Xuankun, … said. ‘The information you provided is contrary to the facts and is a pure fabrication,’ Guo said. … The denial from Beijing comes just before Vladimir Putin’s two-day state visit to China, which begins today and will last until May 20. … Guo Xuankun emphasized … that the Chinese side expects the meeting of the two leaders to further improve relations between the two countries. According to him, under the strategic leadership of Xi and Putin, the friendship between China and Russia, ‘passed down from generation to generation,’ will be even more firmly rooted among the peoples of the two countries. … Before arriving in Beijing, Putin said … that relations between the two countries play a stabilizing role in international affairs. He called Xi Jinping a long-time good friend and assessed that personal contacts between the two leaders help set ambitious plans for the future.”
https://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/756355/kina-demantovala-da-je-si-rekao-trampu-da-ce-putin-zazaliti-zbog-ukrajine
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