China confirms the meeting talks between Trump, Xi and Putin for the first time "China is in contact with relevant parties regarding a possible meeting between the leaders of China, Russia and the United States," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said in a briefing. The meeting may take place at the APEC summit, which will be held in Shenzhen on November 18-19. As Bloomberg points out, such a statement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry two weeks before the expected meeting indicates that Beijing is indeed willing to host it.