Trump, Xi and Putin to have unprecedented meeting in China to discuss nuclear weapons
White House confirms meeting between the presidents of the US, China and Russia during APEC, in Shenzhen. War against Iran will also be on the agenda
TL;DR
- US, China, and Russia presidents to hold first-ever joint meeting at APEC summit in Shenzhen.
- Topics for discussion include atomic weapons control and the US war against Iran.
- The meeting occurs amid US efforts to negotiate a new nuclear agreement involving China.
- The US and Russia have significantly larger nuclear arsenals than China, posing a challenge for negotiations.
- The US views the meeting as a potential starting point for future disarmament discussions.
- A separate ranking shows the US, Russia, China, India, and South Korea as the top five military powers globally.