White House says trilateral meeting on for Shenzhen

RTHK - Nov 14, 2026

The White House says US President Donald Trump, President Xi Jinping, and Russia's Vladimir Putin will hold a three-way meeting next week on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Shenzhen. White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said Trump wanted to discuss reducing the number of nuclear weapons, and other topics. (AFP) Edited by Azam Khan

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