In 2016, while attending the G20 Summit in east China’s Hangzhou City, Russian President Vladimir Putin brought a box of Russian ice cream as a present for President Xi Jinping, making the dessert go viral in China. Putin said this year he plans to bring a "secret" gift for President Xi during an exclusive interview by Shen Haixiong, President of the China Media Group (CMG) at the Kremlin in Moscow.