The US and China cannot agree on the format of a possible meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin with Chinese President Xi Jinping, which is scheduled to take place in November in Shenzhen, China. This was reported by the "Wall Street Journal", which quoted interlocutors familiar with the preparation of the negotiations.
According to them, Beijing wants to hold the meeting according to a predetermined scenario, according to which each of the leaders will read a prepared statement, and the parties will have almost no opportunity for a free discussion.
The Trump administration, however, is pushing for a freer exchange of views. Another dispute between the parties concerns the supervision of nuclear weapons. Trump said he looks forward to discussing "many things, including denuclearization" with Putin and Xi.