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Trump to meet Putin and Xi in China next week
The US president will hold the first-ever trilateral meeting with China and Russia at an APEC summit, focusing on denuclearization.
In brief
The US president will hold the first-ever trilateral meeting with China and Russia at an APEC summit, focusing on denuclearization. President Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the APEC Summit in Shenzhen next week, the first trilateral meeting between the three…
First trilateral summit planned
President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in China next week. This will be the first-ever trilateral meeting between the three leaders.
Denuclearization is the focus
Denuclearization will be the focus of the trilateral meeting, though officials do not anticipate the leaders reaching any concrete agreement and are characterizing this meeting as an initial conversation broaching the subject.
Iran and Ukraine on the agenda
Trump is expected to discuss Iran with Xi and Putin, but he does not intend to discuss Russia's war with Ukraine during the trilateral meeting, senior US officials said.
Trump and Xi meet first
Trump and Xi will meet ahead of their meeting with Putin. Trump and Putin will not be meeting one-on-one separately, the officials said.
Elon Musk joins the trip
Billionaire Elon Musk will be joining Trump for parts of his China travels. Officials did not specify Musk's reason for accompanying the president, merely pointing to his business interests in China.
Manila and Shenzhen stops
Before the China leg, Trump will be in Manila for the ASEAN Summit.He will depart from the White House on Monday morning and is expected to sign a trade deal with Thailand.
No meeting with North Korea planned
There are no plans for a meeting with North Korea's Kim Jung Un while Trump is in Asia.Officials also said they do not expect the Nvidia controversy to impact the president's trip or planned meetings.
The key point
President Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the APEC Summit in Shenzhen next week, the first trilateral meeting between the three leaders, to discuss denuclearization.
