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7/26/2025, 4:17:05 PM
>Chinese media reported on Saturday that the Chinese boy photographed with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his first visit to China as Russian president 25 years ago has been identified. Now an adult, the man expressed in a personal statement that he looks forward to meeting President Putin again and warmly welcomes his future visits to China.
>On July 17, RT published a post on its official Weibo account, seeking a boy named Peng Pai, who had appeared in a photo with President Putin on July 17 during his 2000 visit to China. The boy was reportedly from Yueyang, Central China's Hunan Province.
>“If he could be found, it would be truly meaningful!”
>According to Hunan Daily’s Saturday report, Peng Pai completed his master’s degree in 2013 from the Moscow State University of Automobile and Road Construction. He currently serves as a senior engineer and head of the engineering department at the municipal branch of the Sixth Engineering Company under Hunan Construction Investment Group.
>“Learning that a Russian state media outlet was looking for me came as a surprise,” Peng Pai said on Friday, according to Hunan Daily, visibly moved as he recalled his encounter and photo with President Putin 25 years ago. “I remember clearly, President Putin stepped past the armed police, lifted me over the railing, and kissed me on the forehead,” Peng added.
>“My decision to learn about Russia and later pursue graduate studies in Moscow was, in some way, inspired by that encounter,” Peng said in an interview. The report noted that the photo was widely published by major Chinese media outlets at the time, and Peng’s family has kept both the photograph and the news clippings to this day.
>Recalling the scene, Peng said, “He kissed my forehead and said something in Russian that I didn’t understand at the time.” He described the young Putin as “a kind, avuncular uncle” and said the unexpected encounter sparked his long-standing interest in Russia.
>On July 17, RT published a post on its official Weibo account, seeking a boy named Peng Pai, who had appeared in a photo with President Putin on July 17 during his 2000 visit to China. The boy was reportedly from Yueyang, Central China's Hunan Province.
>“If he could be found, it would be truly meaningful!”
>According to Hunan Daily’s Saturday report, Peng Pai completed his master’s degree in 2013 from the Moscow State University of Automobile and Road Construction. He currently serves as a senior engineer and head of the engineering department at the municipal branch of the Sixth Engineering Company under Hunan Construction Investment Group.
>“Learning that a Russian state media outlet was looking for me came as a surprise,” Peng Pai said on Friday, according to Hunan Daily, visibly moved as he recalled his encounter and photo with President Putin 25 years ago. “I remember clearly, President Putin stepped past the armed police, lifted me over the railing, and kissed me on the forehead,” Peng added.
>“My decision to learn about Russia and later pursue graduate studies in Moscow was, in some way, inspired by that encounter,” Peng said in an interview. The report noted that the photo was widely published by major Chinese media outlets at the time, and Peng’s family has kept both the photograph and the news clippings to this day.
>Recalling the scene, Peng said, “He kissed my forehead and said something in Russian that I didn’t understand at the time.” He described the young Putin as “a kind, avuncular uncle” and said the unexpected encounter sparked his long-standing interest in Russia.
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