China says Putin to make two-day visit from May 16

Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a two-day state visit to China from Thursday at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, the two countries said Tuesday.Putin, who will be making his first overseas trip since his fifth term in office began last week, will meet with Xi and Chinese Premier Li Qiang and also visit Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province, which borders Russia, according to the Kremlin.The two leaders will join a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations this year and sign a number of documents, Russia's Tas…READ FULL ARTICLE