China has confirmed for the first time that it is in talks over a possible meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a briefing that Beijing maintains contacts with the relevant parties on the matter.
Possible timing and venue of the talks
According to the information, the meeting could take place on the sidelines of the APEC summit, which is scheduled to be held in Shenzhen on November 18-19.
Previous statements about the meeting
Others had earlier reported preparations for such a meeting. For example, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said on October 21 that China is working on preparations for a possible meeting between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen. In addition, US special envoy Steve Witkoff earlier mentioned trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine, which are due to take place in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11.
Context
According to information provided in the sources, the APEC summit will be held in Shenzhen, which is in Guangdong. Xi Jinping is the President of the People's Republic of China, and Donald Trump is the President of the United States.
