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Trump thinks he will meet Xi and Putin at China APEC summit

President Donald Trump said on Sunday he believes he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the APEC leaders' summit in Shenzhen on November 18-19. Trump told reporters before returning to Washington from Florida that the three leaders would discuss denuclearisation and efforts to end the war in Iran. Beijing confirmed it is "in communication with relevant parties" about a possible first trilateral meeting, while the Kremlin has not publicly commented on Putin's attendance.

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  • ✓ Trump said on Sunday he thinks he will meet Xi and Putin at the APEC summit in Shenzhen on Nov 18-19.
  • ✓ Trump said the leaders would discuss denuclearisation and ending the war in Iran.
  • ✓ China's foreign ministry confirmed it is in communication with relevant parties about a possible trilateral meeting.
  • ✓ The APEC leaders' summit is scheduled for November 18-19 in Shenzhen.
🛡️ Source Corroboration: 16 independent reporting domains (88% confidence) ⏱ Read time: ~2 min

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Trump publicly stated he expects a three-way meeting with Xi and Putin at next week's APEC summit, and Beijing acknowledged trilateral talks are under discussion.

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  1. Trump expects trilateral meeting with Xi and Putin at APEC summit in Shenzhen

    President Donald Trump said on Sunday he believes he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the APEC leaders' summit in Shenzhen on November 18-19. Trump told reporters before returning to Washington from Florida that the three leaders would discuss denuclearisation and efforts to end the war in Iran. Beijing confirmed it is "in communication with relevant parties" about a possible first trilateral meeting, while the Kremlin has not publicly commented on Putin's attendance.

    Why it matters

    The summit would mark the first formal trilateral gathering of the U.S., Chinese and Russian leaders. Trump is seeking a foreign-policy win after midterm losses, while Xi hosts a lame-duck American president in Shenzhen, echoing 1989 when George H.W. Bush visited China. Any meeting carries high symbolic weight but faces steep substantive hurdles over Ukraine, Taiwan, trade and Iran.

    What is confirmed

    • Trump said on Sunday he thinks he will meet Xi and Putin at the APEC summit in Shenzhen on Nov 18-19.
    • Trump said the leaders would discuss denuclearisation and ending the war in Iran.
    • China's foreign ministry confirmed it is in communication with relevant parties about a possible trilateral meeting.
    • The APEC leaders' summit is scheduled for November 18-19 in Shenzhen.

    Still unconfirmed

    • Putin will attend the APEC summit in person.
    • A formal trilateral summit separate from APEC is being planned.

    What to watch next

    • Kremlin confirmation of Putin's travel to Shenzhen
    • Chinese foreign ministry briefing on trilateral meeting format
    • APEC summit agenda release showing bilateral slots
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    3. South China Morning Post — History repeats in Shenzhen? China hosts another lame-duck US president
    4. The Guardian — Ukraine war briefing: Beijing confirms historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting under discussion
    5. Bloomberg.com — China Confirms Talks With Russia, US on First Trilateral Meeting
    6. The New York Times — A Trump-Putin-Xi Summit? That Might Be Awkward for One of Them.
    7. The Conversation — Why Trump, Xi, and Putin can’t carve up the world like the ‘big three’ leaders of 1945
    8. Al Jazeera — Iran war live: Trump says ‘Iron Gate’ in effect; drone hits Iraq gasfield
    9. Reuters — Trump thinks he will meet Xi and Putin at China APEC summit
    10. Euronews.com — US President Donald Trump plans to meet Putin and Xi in China next week
    11. Al Jazeera — Diplomacy ramped up as fears of new US strikes on Iran reverberate
    12. The Hindu — U.S., China, Russia leaders to meet next week, says Trump; Beijing says ‘in communication with parties’
    confidence 88%
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