Resolves Yes if there are credible evidence or credible news media reporting that the two have met in person in year 2024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_BRICS_summit
@AmmonLam, they met each othet in the BRICS conference last month
China’s Xi Jinping rolls out red carpet for close friend Putin in strong show of unity
Hong KongCNN —
Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin to Beijing Thursday with a military band serenade and a multiple gun salute outside the capital’s Great Hall of the People, heralding the start of a two-day state visit set to underline the leaders’ close alignment as Russian troops advance in Ukraine.
The visit — Putin’s symbolic first overseas foray since entering a new term as Russia’s president last week – is a mark of Xi’s support for Putin and the latest sign of the deepening relations as the two bind their countries closer in the face of heavy frictions with the West.