Xi, Trump and Putin may hold trilateral meeting at next Apec forum, Kremlin says
A senior Russian aide suggested on Tuesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin could hold a trilateral meeting at the next Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit. Leaders of the 21-member grouping are scheduled to meet in Shenzhen, the Chinese economic powerhouse in southern China, on November 18 and 19, setting up the…
Russian and American officials have suggested a trilateral meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump, and Russian President Vladimir Putin could take place at the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Shenzhen, China. A senior Kremlin aide confirmed that such an interaction was discussed, noting the possibility of Xi and Trump meeting multiple times this year.
However, US President Trump's attendance at the Apec summit remains uncertain, depending on his participation in the Group of 20 meeting scheduled for December 14-15 in Florida. The Chinese embassy in Washington has not commented on the matter. Despite Trump's positive remarks about Xi, tensions persist in the US-China relationship.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized China's refusal to agree to a joint communique during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting, highlighting the imbalance of the surplus economies between China and other countries. US analysts caution that a trilateral meeting between the three leaders could strain US alliances worldwide, potentially encouraging Russia and China to test those alliances further.
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