Trump will hold trilateral meeting with Xi and Putin during his visit to China

While White House Deputy Spokesperson Olivia Wales announced Trump's visit to the Philippines and then to China at the beginning of next week, senior US officials answered journalists' questions about the details of the visits.

Wales shared the information that President Trump will hold a tripartite meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the margins of the APEC summit to be held in Shenzhen, China next week.

Stating that Trump will have a bilateral meeting with Xi on Thursday afternoon, the Deputy Spokesperson said about the content of the meetings: "The President clearly stated that he will discuss, among other issues, the issue of reducing nuclear weapons in the world, the spread of which is extremely dangerous." he said.

A senior US official, who wished to remain anonymous, emphasized that the Washington administration "does not expect any agreement to emerge" from these talks.

"I can describe this as a starting point, that is, the first meeting at the leadership level between these countries," the senior official said. he said.

Stating that China has a nuclear arsenal that is "by far the fastest growing in the world," the official said that it is now time for Beijing to "sit at the adult table."

The official stated that Trump plans to discuss the Iran issue in the trilateral meeting with Xi and Putin, but the Ukraine issue is not on the agenda.

As part of Trump's visit, economic and investment discussions will also be held.

At the White House briefing, it was noted that among the outlines of President Trump's planned visits to the Philippines and China, talks focused on trade, investment and economic growth, as well as regional security issues, will be discussed.

It was stated that Trump is expected to attend the "Quad" leaders meeting on peace, prosperity and security in the Indo-Pacific region in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, where he will make his first visit, and then make a trade agreement with Thailand.

It was also reported that Trump is planned to attend the US-ASEAN Special Summit and meet with regional leaders at a dinner.

Senior officials stated that Trump, who will hold a meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos as part of the visit, is expected to sign commercial agreements and strategic investments aimed at expanding markets in the aviation, defense, energy and technology sectors and supporting employment in the USA.

On the other hand, it was emphasized that Trump's visit to China will focus on the US's goals of promoting balanced trade, expanding export markets and advancing economic growth.