China stages near-identical state ceremonies for US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to reporting from Bloomberg and the BBC. Both stories describe Xi Jinping welcoming the two leaders with highly similar public rituals during their visits to China. The Bloomberg account characterizes the reception as giving Putin the “Trump treatment,” noting that China’s ceremonies mirror those used in Trump’s week-previous visit. The BBC similarly compares the two welcomes, stating that Xi greets Putin with a ceremony that closely matches the one used for Trump. While both outlets focus on the visual and procedural similarities—such as the overall format of the reception and the ceremonial presentation—the reporting does not provide detailed, outlet-by-outlet differences in substantive policy outcomes. Overall, the coverage emphasizes that, regardless of the countries involved, China publicly presents the two presidents through closely matched ceremonial arrangements during their respective visits.