Putin to meet ‘long-time friend’ Xi in Beijing, just days after Trump visit

It’s been a busy month for the flag raisers in Beijing. President Xi’s been playing ‘host with the most’ and it will reach a peak this week, when the American stars and stripes that were fluttering around Tiananmen square last week are replaced by the Russian tricolour. President Putin arrives in the Chinese capital, just four days after Donald Trump departed. The timing wasn’t intentional, the summit with Trump was delayed from March after the US and Israel launched another war on Iran. Subscribe free to our weekly newsletter for exclusive and original coverage from ITV News. Direct to your…