Trump, Xi and Putin to Hold Three‑Way Meeting at APEC Summit in China

The White House announced on Friday that a three‑way summit involving President Donald Trump, President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin has been scheduled for next week. The meeting will take place on the sidelines of the Asia‑Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit hosted by China. Officials said the leaders will convene in Beijing as part of the broader gathering of heads of state from the region. While specific agenda items have not been disclosed, analysts expect discussions on trade, supply‑chain resilience and regional security to dominate the talks. The trilateral encounter marks the first such direct meeting of the three leaders in the APEC forum, underscoring the summit’s diplomatic significance.