The meeting between Putin, Trump and Xi Jinping is under threat.
The United States and China cannot agree on a format: Beijing wants to write the script for the meeting in advance, where the leaders will read prepared statements, and Washington advocates a free exchange of views without time limits.
As a result, this slight disagreement over the format called into question the very conduct of the negotiations, the WSJ writes. Beijing is ready to organize a tripartite meeting, but only if it brings a "predetermined result". Otherwise, China would prefer to hold separate bilateral meetings.