--- title: "\"No Analogues\": China Begins Preparations for Potential Meeting of Xi Jinping, Trump, and Putin in Shenzhen" description: "Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning confirmed that China is in contact with the US and Russia regarding a possible leaders' meeting at the APEC summit in Shenzhen. Bloomberg calls this format historic." date: 2026-11-04T10:20:04.136Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/xi-jinping-trump-putin-shenzhen-meeting tags: [china, russia, usa, apec-summit, xi-jinping, donald-trump, vladimir-putin, shenzhen] author: "Alexander Buran" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # "No Analogues": China Begins Preparations for Potential Meeting of Xi Jinping, Trump, and Putin in Shenzhen ![Portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump, and Russian President Vladimir Putin](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/04/si-tsinpin-tramp-putin-vstrecha-shenchen/si-tsinpin-tramp-putin-vstrecha-shenchen-1.webp) ## Key Points - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated that China is in contact with the US and Russia regarding a possible leaders' meeting at the APEC summit in Shenzhen. - Bloomberg notes that such a meeting could help Russia escape isolation and turn China into a mediator between Putin and Trump, comparing the format to the 1945 Yalta Conference. - Reports previously indicated that Xi Jinping does not plan to discuss Ukraine at such a meeting, while Kyiv evaluates the risks of negotiations held without its participation. Beijing has officially confirmed that the Chinese side has initiated preparations for a potential meeting between the leaders of China, the US, and Russia. This was stated at a briefing by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning, whose remarks were reported by RBC-Ukraine citing Bloomberg. According to her, both US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have publicly expressed interest in meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, expected to take place this month in Shenzhen, China. "China is in communication with relevant parties regarding a possible meeting of the leaders of China, Russia, and USA," the Foreign Ministry spokesperson emphasized. ### Negotiation Format and Timeline According to Mao Ning's statement, this is not yet an agreed-upon date, but an ongoing working contact between the agencies of the three countries. It is only confirmed that both sides — Washington and Moscow — have expressed a public readiness for a personal meeting with the Chinese leader at the APEC venue. The Shenzhen summit is emerging as a window of opportunity in which, according to Beijing, a format for high-level trilateral dialogue could be shaped. Thus, at present, the start of preparatory negotiations has been recorded, rather than the scheduling of a specific meeting. ### What This Means for Russia and China's Role Bloomberg draws attention to two key consequences of the potential summit. First, such a meeting could assist Russia's efforts to break out of the international isolation it has faced since the invasion of Ukraine. Second, it has the potential to turn the Chinese President into a mediator helping to bridge the positions of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. For Beijing, this opens an opportunity to act as an arbiter in the triangulation of relations between the two largest nuclear powers, strengthening its diplomatic weight in the international system. ### Historical Parallels Bloomberg emphasizes that a trilateral summit between China, Russia, and the US has no direct analogues in modern history. The publication compares it closest to the 1945 Yalta Conference, where the leaders of the three powers — the USSR, the US, and Great Britain — discussed key issues of the post-war order. This parallel underscores the symbolic and political significance of the potential meeting in Shenzhen, which, according to Western observers, could become a turning point in the architecture of global diplomacy. ### The Ukraine Issue and Kyiv's Reaction At the same time, RBC-Ukraine previously reported that Xi Jinping does not plan to bring up the Ukrainian topic in discussions with Trump and Putin. This means that even if the meeting takes place, its agenda will likely focus on other areas of bilateral and multilateral relations. Kyiv is separately monitoring the risks that negotiations between Washington, Beijing, and Moscow might be conducted without taking Ukraine's position into account. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously assessed the risks of such contacts "behind Kyiv's back," indicating heightened attention from the Ukrainian side to the format and content of the potential trilateral dialogue. ## Fact-Check & Sources - ["Нет аналогов": Си Цзиньпин готовится к исторической встрече с Трампом и Путиным](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/nemae-analogiv-si-tszinpin-gotuetsya-istorichnoyi-1793786280.html) - Primary source: statement by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on contacts with the US and Russia regarding a possible leaders' meeting at the APEC summit in Shenzhen; Bloomberg comments on the meeting's significance and parallels with Yalta; references to previous RBC-Ukraine reports on Xi's stance on Ukraine and Zelenskyy's assessment. ## FAQ ### Has the date for the meeting between Xi Jinping, Trump, and Putin been confirmed? No. Mao Ning only stated that China is in communication with the relevant parties regarding a possible meeting. Both the US and Russia have publicly expressed interest in meeting at the APEC summit in Shenzhen, but no specific date has been announced. ### Where and when might the meeting take place? According to Beijing, the meeting could take place on the sidelines of the APEC summit expected this month in Shenzhen, China. ### Will Ukraine be discussed at such a meeting? RBC-Ukraine previously reported that Xi Jinping does not plan to bring up the Ukrainian topic for discussion with Trump and Putin.