Dhaka, May 20 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to hold talks in Beijing, just days after US President Donald Trump visited China amid the ongoing Iran war.

The meeting comes only a week after Trump's state visit, making it the first time China has hosted the leaders of both Russia and the United States in the same month outside a multilateral forum.

Putin arrived with a large delegation that is "state-heavy"-comprising energy executives, security officials, and industrial planners-reflecting a logic of "strategic survival under constraint."

Focus on trade and conflicts

According to officials, the leaders are expected to discuss bilateral relations, trade, energy cooperation, the Israeli-US w...