U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit to restart stalled nuclear negotiations. In addition to nuclear discussions, Trump plans to review tech restrictions, such as Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence chips, and examine the ongoing trade truce with Beijing. Trump will bypass the recent espionage controversy surrounding former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang to safeguard sensitive intelligence sources. Although no formal treaty is expected, the gathering serves as an opening effort to manage high-stakes strategic rivalries.
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Washington seeks to expand future nuclear arms control frameworks to formally include Chi…: Washington seeks to expand future nuclear arms control frameworks to formally include China alongside Russia.
Bilateral negotiations will address pressing conflicts, including trade relations and the…: Bilateral negotiations will address pressing conflicts, including trade relations and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
U.S. officials will avoid raising Jensen Huang's espionage controversy to protect sensiti…: U.S. officials will avoid raising Jensen Huang's espionage controversy to protect sensitive intelligence methods and sources.
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TOI Correspondent From Washington: Domestically battered in the mid-term elections, U.S President Donald Trump is heading to Asia next week to restore prestige on the global diplomatic stage by bringing together Russian strongman
Vladimir Putin and China’s leader
Xi Jinping in an unprecedented nuclear summit. It is an ambitious attempt to change the conversation from electoral setbacks at home to superpower diplomacy abroad amid an increasingly complicated domestic political landscape that includes a spy sex scandal, a disastrous air traffic fiasco and growing fissures in the Trump cabinet.
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