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citing government clampdown Khor Mor gas field hit by renewed attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan Israel approves first 250 foreign troops for Gaza force Pope Leo presses Milei on economy as huge crowds gather in Buenos Aires Ousted Bangladesh leader Hasina applies for new passport to return from exile China's producer inflation hits four-year high as oil costs bite EU plans crackdown on addictive social media and AI chatbot features as Meta rolls out age checks Cyprus leaders agree to open two new crossings Colombia's ombudsman warns of violence in southern Bolivar after army base attack Anthropic unveils new Fable and Mythos models as IPO waiting period expires

Symbolic image: Trump expects trilateral meeting with Xi and Putin at China summit

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Trump expects trilateral meeting with Xi and Putin at China summit

5 sources

Trump said he expects to meet Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin during his trip to China next week. Beijing says only that it is in communication with the parties.

Speaking to reporters on a tarmac on Sunday, 8 November, Trump said one of his meetings in China would be with Putin and Xi, and that they would discuss denuclearization and Iran. He is due at the APEC summit in Shenzhen on 18 and 19 November. Trump said Washington is "choking off" Iran with a land blockade called Operation Iron Gate and a naval blockade. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that Moscow, Beijing and Washington are exchanging proposals on the agenda of a possible meeting.

Iran as the motive

The South China Morning Post cites analysts who say the administration is under pressure to deliver a breakthrough on Iran after the US midterm elections. Chinese observers quoted there see Beijing as a neutral mediator offering a platform, not as a power that would press Tehran into a deal.