Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) arrives at the Capital International Airport of Beijing on November 9, 2014. Putin is in China's capital to attend the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting. UPI/Ma Ning/Pool | License Photo

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a keynote speech at the 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Beijing on November 10, 2014. The future risks faced by China's economy are not that scary and the government is confident it can head off the dangers, President Xi Jinping told global business leaders to dispel worries about the world's second-largest economy. UPI/Luo Xiaoguang/Pool | License Photo

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C), his wife Peng Liyuan (R), and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) head for a welcome banquet of the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing November 10, 2014. UPI/Lan Hongguang/Pool | License Photo

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C), his wife Peng Liyuan (R), and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L), head to a welcome banquet for the 22nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing on November 10, 2014. UPI/Ma Zhancheng/Pool | License Photo

BEIJING, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- During the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the president of China's wife his coat, and censors were not happy.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan were seated between U.S. President Barack Obama and Putin during the summit. While Xi was talking to Obama, Putin and Peng began to talk, and Putin ended up giving Peng his coat.


They were in the Water Cube of the building used for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which can get cold. She quickly took it off, but Chinese news cameras captured the interaction.

The Chinese government appears to be worried the interaction could appear to be a romantic gesture, because they have scrubbed video and photos of the situation from social media and news sources.

Vladimir Putin went through a divorce in April and has been single since then.