A historic meeting of the big three will take place - China has approved preparations for a meeting of the leaders of Russia, China and the United States in Shenzhen. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning officially confirmed in a briefing on November 4 that China is in contact with relevant parties regarding a possible meeting between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. The meeting may take place at the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China on November 18-19. According to the publication, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that Beijing is in contact with parties interested in organizing the negotiations. The final decision on holding the meeting has not yet been announced. Earlier, German President Steinmeier said that Xi Jinping was apparently unaware of the upcoming meeting of the three leaders in Shenzhen.