Southeast Asian leaders to meet as Trump visit highlights trade disruption
ASEAN summit comes as US president embarks on Asia trip that will see him meet China's Xi.
U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a trilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin on November 19 in Shenzhen, China. The meeting will take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales stated that Trump intends to discuss the reduction of global nuclear weapons, and the meeting may also address Iran, though not Ukraine.
While the meeting involves the world’s largest nuclear powers, a senior American official told news agencies that no agreement is expected to follow the talks. Trump is expected to arrive in Shenzhen late on Wednesday for the two-day summit and will also participate in bilateral talks with Xi on Thursday. Moscow and Beijing have yet to comment on the planned meeting.
Some analysts suggest the meeting may achieve little beyond a historic photo opportunity, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed concern that the summit could result in a redistribution of spheres of influence. IOL reports that the potential meeting has prompted alarms of a modern-day Yalta Conference.
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