
U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday at the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, while no plans exist for Trump to engage with North Korea during his upcoming Asia trip.
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Trump is scheduled to meet Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin on Thursday on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, as he seeks a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine while Washington and Beijing navigate differences over trade, tariffs, and other geopolitical issues. Separately, there are no plans for Trump to engage with North Korea during his Asia trip next week.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in China next week, while there are no plans for him to engage with North Korea during his upcoming Asia trip, foreign media reports said Friday.
Trump will meet Xi and Putin on Thursday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, China, Bloomberg reported, citing a White House spokeswoman.
The planned meeting comes as Trump seeks a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine, while Washington and Beijing continue to navigate differences over trade, tariffs and other geopolitical issues.
Separately, Reuters reported that a U.S. official said there were no plans for Trump to engage with North Korea during his trip to Asia next week, amid speculation over the possibility of renewed diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang.
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Trump will hold bilateral meetings with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin on Thursday at the APEC summit in Shenzhen.
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Trump will not engage with North Korea during his Asia trip next week.
Very likely ยท Within weeks

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US President Donald Trump will visit Asia next week to attend the ASEAN Summit in the Philippines and the APEC Summit in Shenzhen, China. Extension of the US-China trade truce, export controls, and supply of rare earth elements are on the agenda, and attention is also paid to a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, whether a US-China-Russia summit will be held, and the possibility of a meeting with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un.