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Nov 6, 2026

China confirms discussions underway on historic Xi-Trump-Putin trilateral meeting

Beijing officially confirmed for the first time that it is coordinating a meeting between Xi Jinping, Donald Trump, and Vladimir Putin, potentially to take place in Shenzhen later in November during a regional summit.

Nov 6, 20263 sources

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▪Foundation for Defense of Democracies senior director Craig Singleton described the proposed Xi-Trump-Putin meeting as a photo opportunity with diminishing diplomatic returns that is unlikely to produce substantive outcomes
▪U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urged Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng to fulfill commitments on agricultural purchases, rare earths, and critical minerals
▪Former U.S. State Department official Danny Russel stated that Russian officials are driving the push for the Xi-Trump-Putin trilateral meeting, viewing it as a major diplomatic coup for Vladimir Putin

Topics

U.S.-China trade-truce extension U.S.–China relations International trade Xi Jinping Proposed Trump–Xi–Putin summit 2026 World affairs China-United States relations Trump administration Nuclear arms control Ukraine peace & ceasefire talks

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Iran United States China Foundation for Defense of Democracies Russia Stimson Center Xinhua Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Ukraine