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China confirms discussions are underway on a historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting
NBC News • • world
Key Points:
- Beijing has confirmed it is in discussions for a potential historic meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen this month.
- Experts suggest the meeting is likely to be largely symbolic, with limited substantive discussions due to conflicting interests, and mainly serve as a photo opportunity carefully orchestrated by China.
- Trump is expected to meet Xi to maintain a fragile trade truce, while Putin aims to use the meeting to push Moscow’s positions on Ukraine, although Ukraine is expected to be avoided as a discussion topic.
- China is expected to avoid engaging in talks on arms control or contentious issues like Ukraine and Iran, focusing instead on general calls for peace and diplomacy.
- Analysts caution that while the meeting would be historic in appearance, it may yield few concrete outcomes and primarily serve to boost the image of the participating leaders.
