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Trump-Xi-Putin trilateral meeting at APEC: What to expect

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In short

The discussions will center on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which lapsed in February after limiting American and Russian nuclear warheads for over a decade. Negotiations will also target the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran, an active crisis that has shuttered the Strait of Hormuz and threatened critical international energy flows. Despite mounting bilateral trade frictions and accusations of corporate espionage, the leaders do not plan to address the war in Ukraine during this three-way session.

Key points

  • Disagreements over including Beijing in nuclear treaties leave US officials doubtful that…: Disagreements over including Beijing in nuclear treaties leave US officials doubtful that a replacement arms deal will emerge.
  • The conflict in Iran presents starkly divergent economic consequences by benefiting Mosco…: The conflict in Iran presents starkly divergent economic consequences by benefiting Moscow while threatening Chinese energy security.
  • The Ukraine war will be excluded from the trilateral agenda because China views it as an…: The Ukraine war will be excluded from the trilateral agenda because China views it as an exclusively European matter.

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A nuclear treaty and the US’s war on Iran are priority topics for China, Russia, US leaders. But Ukraine is unlikely to be raised.

US President Donald Trump, China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will hold their first trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China’s Shenzhen, the White House has confirmed.

On Friday, Washington also confirmed Trump’s attendance at the summit, which will take place from November 18-19.

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Talks will focus on nuclear proliferation, the White House said. But they come amid significant global turbulence: Russia’s war in Ukraine, the US-Israeli war on Iran and ongoing trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.

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