Back-to-back visits to Beijing by the American and Russian presidents are highlighting how China's Xi Jinping is the world leader to be reckoned with and courted.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is traveling to China to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping less than a week after U.S.

Russia has ⁠high ⁠expectations for President ⁠Vladimir Putin's trip to China this ​week, and the two sides will use it to ‌develop their "privileged partnership", the ‌Kremlin said on Monday. Putin is to visit ⁠China ⁠on Tuesday and Wednesday,

Ties between ​Russia and ‌China are ​at ​an unprecedented level, ⁠President ​Vladimir Putin ​told his Chinese counterpart ​Xi ​Jinping in Beijing ‌on ⁠Wednesday, and invited ​him ​to ⁠visit Russia ​next ​year.

Vladimir Putin will be looking to strengthen Moscow’s partnership with Beijing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Tuesday in Beijing for a state visit with a "quite packed" schedule, Russian news agency TASS reported.

Less than a week after Xi Jinping rolled out the red carpet for US President Donald Trump, the Chinese leader is hosting another guest of honor — and this time it’s a close ally.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting China a week after President Trump's summit with Xi Jinping. CBS News' Holly Williams reports.