China confirms for the first time that it’s in talks over a possible Trump-Xi-Putin meeting
China has confirmed for the first time that it is negotiating a possible trilateral meeting among Xi Jinping, Donald Trump, and Vladimir Putin.
“China is maintaining communication with relevant parties regarding a potential meeting among Chinese, Russian and US leaders,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a briefing.
The meeting could take place at the APEC summit, which will be held in Shenzhen on November 18–19.
According to Bloomberg, the statement — made two weeks before the expected meeting — suggests Beijing is indeed prepared to hold it.
As the Wall Street Journal reported, Putin proposed the idea of a trilateral meeting to Trump in a phone call on October 9. According to the outlet, the Russian president wants to use this format to reach an agreement on ending the war on terms favorable to Russia.
Trump has publicly said that he is ready to hold such a meeting — but that he would primarily like to discuss nuclear disarmament at it, rather than the Russian-Ukrainian war.
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