The WSJ pointed to the divergence of views between China and the United States on the issue of the summit with Russia

Beijing and Washington cannot agree on the format of a possible trilateral meeting between the presidents of the United States and Russia, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the November APEC summit. This was reported on November 10 by The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the preparation of the negotiations.

"Beijing wants any trilateral summit between the leaders of the United States, China and Russia to be a strictly orchestrated event where everyone reads a prepared statement and there is little room for discussion, according to people familiar with the efforts to organize a trilateral meeting," the publication said.

At the same time, the Trump administration insists on a freer exchange of views. Another disagreement between the parties concerns nuclear arms control. The American president stated that he expects to discuss "many things with colleagues, including denuclearization." US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also called the possible meeting a chance to discuss this issue at the level of the leaders of the three nuclear powers. At the same time, a senior representative of the American administration considered that Xi Jinping was not ready for dialogue without a pre-prepared scenario.

According to interlocutors close to the decision-making process, China's position is explained by the desire to gain "image advantages" from the meeting of the three leaders. We are talking about joint photos, statements and a "propaganda effect" without the risk of an unpredictable conversation. If the preliminary preparations do not provide an agreed agenda and a "predetermined outcome," Beijing will prefer separate bilateral meetings. The event may take place on the sidelines of the summit on November 18-19, but the continuing disagreements over the format call into question its holding.

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced on November 8 that Russia, the United States and China had begun preliminary agreement on issues that could be on the agenda of negotiations at the upcoming APEC summit in China. According to him, the participants of the meeting need to develop a unified approach and reach a certain consensus on the issues that are planned to be discussed.

The Kremlin's official representative said on November 2 that the program of the Russian leader's stay was under preparation, but if he and Trump were in Shenzhen together, the presidents would talk. According to Peskov, usually bilateral meetings are agreed upon immediately before the event.