Trump-Putin-Xi meeting likely to be short on substance, rich in symbolism
A trilateral summit between Chinese leader Xi Jinping, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Russian leader Vladimir Putin is scheduled for Thursday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Shenzhen, China. | AFP-JIJI / VIA JIJI
Nov 15, 2026
Tehran – U.S. President Donald Trump will sit down Thursday on the sidelines of a regional summit in China for trilateral talks with the leaders of the two countries that represent the biggest challenges to American power.
Trump, the White House has said, will meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, where the three will gather for the unprecedented talks.
While the meeting is expected to be short on concrete results, it will be chock full of symbolism — symbolism that could set a worrying precedent for U.S. allies, analysts and former officials say.
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