What can prevent Xi Jinping, Putin and Trump from meeting at the APEC summit? —. South China Morning Post. With just two weeks to go until the APEC summit in Shenzhen, preparations are reportedly underway for the first meeting between the leaders of China, Russia and the US. The differing priorities of each power may limit consensus and lead to few, if any, concrete concessions, observers say. "The three sides have different expectations, with Washington prioritizing nuclear arms control, Moscow seeking greater political engagement with the United States, and Beijing focusing on stability between the great powers and the external environment," said Sun Chengao of the Center for International Security at Tsinghua University. "In fact, there are few issues that are ideal for a trilateral agenda, and this is likely to be a major obstacle to preparations if such a summit does take place," said Joe Juneway, head of the Horizon Insights Center think tank. In a phone call with Trump in October, Putin floated the idea of ​​a trilateral meeting with China to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. However, Beijing has shown little desire to discuss the Ukrainian conflict in such negotiations. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he raised the issue with Xi Jinping when they met in Beijing last week, but Xi's response indicated that Ukraine would not be on the agenda. Since the conflict affects European security and Ukraine's sovereignty, "bypassing Ukraine and Europe and allowing the three powers to dictate the terms of peace will lack legitimacy and prove difficult to implement," said Tsinghua University's Sun.

What can prevent Xi Jinping, Putin and Trump from meeting at the APEC summit? —. South China Morning Post. With just two weeks to go until the APEC summit in Shenzhen, preparations are reportedly underway for the first meeting between the leaders of China, Russia and the US. The differing priorities of each power may limit consensus and lead to few, if any, concrete concessions, observers say. "The three sides have different expectations, with Washington prioritizing nuclear arms control, Moscow seeking greater political engagement with the United States, and Beijing focusing on stability between the great powers and the external environment," said Sun Chengao of the Center for International Security at Tsinghua University. "In fact, there are few issues that are ideal for a trilateral agenda, and this is likely to be a major obstacle to preparations if such a summit does take place," said Joe Juneway, head of the Horizon Insights Center think tank. In a phone call with Trump in October, Putin floated the idea of ​​a trilateral meeting with China to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. However, Beijing has shown little desire to discuss the Ukrainian conflict in such negotiations. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he raised the issue with Xi Jinping when they met in Beijing last week, but Xi's response indicated that Ukraine would not be on the agenda. Since the conflict affects European security and Ukraine's sovereignty, "bypassing Ukraine and Europe and allowing the three powers to dictate the terms of peace will lack legitimacy and prove difficult to implement," said Tsinghua University's Sun.