Trump, Xi and Putin plan unprecedented joint meeting on sidelines of APEC in China: officials

Washington The leaders of the United States, China and Russia plan to meet on November 19, 2026, on the sidelines of next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China's tech hub of Shenzhen, an unprecedented gathering of the heads of the world's biggest nuclear powers. While the leaders gathering for joint talks will mark a singular moment, analysts say expectations are low that the talks will lead to major breakthroughs, and they will be heavier in symbolism than substance. Plans for the three-way summit with Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin were confirmed on Friday (November 13, 2026) by the White House. It comes at a complicated moment in relations between the three countries.

Mr. Trump has warmly embraced Mr. Xi after coming to a truce in their short-lived trade war last year and in spite of differences over the U.S. war with Iran and other tensions between the world's foremost economic powers.

Similarly, Mr. Trump has sought to build his relationship with Mr.