# China arranges talks for Trump-Xi-Putin summit

> Beijing is preparing a trilateral meeting between the three leaders during an APEC summit in November, raising European concerns about Ukraine negotiations.
- Title: China arranges talks for Trump-Xi-Putin summit · POLITICO
- Summary: Beijing is preparing a trilateral meeting between the three leaders during an APEC summit in November, raising European concerns about Ukraine negotiations…
- Keywords: xi jinping, donald trump, vladimir putin, china, apec summit, ukraine, trilateral meeting, POLITICO
- Source: POLITICO — https://politico.eu/article/talks-underway-donald-trump-xi-jinping-vladimir-putin-meeting-china-says
- Published: 2026-11-04T13:24:51+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: xi jinping, donald trump, vladimir putin, china, apec summit, ukraine, trilateral meeting, politics, world
## Beijing prepares three-way summit
China is in discussions with Moscow and Washington to arrange a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin during the APEC summit in Shenzhen on November eighteen to nineteen.

> China is in communication with relevant parties regarding a meeting between the three heads of state.
## Trump wants denuclearization, not Ukraine
Trump last month indicated interest in discussing denuclearization in a trilateral meeting, but not so much Ukraine. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Xi rejected discussing Ukraine in that format.

> not so much Ukraine
## Europe fears exclusion from Ukraine talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed concern the meeting could become a Yalta-style redistribution of influence. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Europe must play a role in any peaceful solution.

> I really don't want this to be a 'Yalta, 2, 3, 4,' when there is a redistribution of influence.
## Key takeaway

China is arranging a potential meeting between Xi Jinping, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at an APEC summit in Shenzhen on November eighteen to nineteen.