Photo: Screenshot from Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin's Telegram post

In the early hours of Tuesday, a post featuring the motorcade of Russian President Vladimir Putin passing by Tiananmen Square in Beijing and accompanied by the caption "the President has arrived in Beijing" was published on the social media platform Telegram by Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin, Russia Today reported on its official Weibo account.

Putin arrived in Tianjin, North China, by plane on Sunday morning to attend the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, CCTV News reported. This marks another visit to China by Putin following his state visit in May 2024.

It was reported previously that after concluding his trip in Tianjin, Putin will head to Beijing to attend a gathering marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Putin rarely undertakes multi-day international visits, and even domestic inspections seldom last for several days, yet this visit to China which lasts nearly four days indicates that Putin indeed feels at home in China, said Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov on Sunday, CCTV reported.

Global Times