The meetings with Mr Zelensky and Mr Putin come as Beijing has been offering to broker peace in Ukraine, an effort that has been met with scepticism in the West, given China's diplomatic support for Russia.
Mr Xi is not known to have spoken with Mr Zelensky since Russian troops crossed into Ukraine's borders in February 2022. But he has engaged Mr Putin several times through video calls and face-to-face meetings since the war unfolded.
Russia's Tass news agency reported on Jan 30 that Mr Putin had invited Mr Xi to visit in the spring.
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