Trump, Putin, Xi Jinping to meet in first trilateral of its kind
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Summary
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet next week on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen. Trump plans to discuss nuclear weapons and Iran, while U.S. officials say Ukraine and chip export controls are not expected to be on the agenda.Key Facts
- The White House said the three leaders will hold their first trilateral meeting on Thursday.
- The meeting is scheduled to take place during the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China.
- Trump plans to raise reducing nuclear arsenals and discuss Iran.
- U.S. officials said Trump is not expected to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine at the trilateral meeting.
- Trump and Xi are also scheduled to hold a bilateral working lunch and meeting on Thursday.
- U.S. officials said sensitive chip export controls are not expected to come up in talks with China.
- Elon Musk will accompany Trump on the trip but will not take part in the meetings with Xi and Putin.
- Trump is scheduled to travel first to the Philippines for an ASEAN summit, then to China.
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