Xi Jinping Reportedly Plans Trilateral Summit with Trump and Putin in China

According to information circulating in Beijing think tanks, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is planning a three-way meeting with US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on 19 and 20 November 2026 in China. The reported venue overlaps with the dates when the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province hosts an event whose name is cut off in the source text. The reported plan follows two recent shocks for leading politicians in Berlin, Paris, London and Brussels: after a telephone call with Putin on 9 October, Trump lifted sanctions on Russian diesel exports and said Ukraine needed a president other than Volodymyr Zelensky. Until now, China has exercised public restraint on issues such as Ukraine and Iran, and observers in Beijing suggest this could change. The source material does not specify further details of the planned trilateral meeting or confirm it officially.