Key facts
- White House assistant press secretary Olivia Wales said Trump will end his China visit with the trilateral meeting.
- The meeting is set for November 19, the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, Bloomberg reported.
- Xi is hosting this year's APEC summit, scheduled for November 18-19 in Shenzhen, per Bloomberg.
- Trump previously said a trilateral meeting would focus on denuclearization, Bloomberg reported.
The White House on November 14 confirmed that a meeting between the leaders of the United States, China and Russia has been scheduled for the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen.
"President Trump will conclude his visit to China with a trilateral meeting between the President of the United States, the President of the People's Republic of China and the President of the Russian Federation," White House assistant press secretary Olivia Wales said, according to the report.
Bloomberg reported that Trump will meet Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin on November 19, and that Xi is hosting this year's APEC summit, set for November 18-19 in Shenzhen. Trump has previously said such a trilateral meeting would focus on denuclearization, Bloomberg reported, adding that this is an unlikely prospect given China's reluctance to discuss limits on nuclear stockpiles with Russia and the US, both of which have much larger arsenals.