U.S., China and Russia Discuss 3-Way Summit as Warnings Rise Over 2-Year Aggression Risk
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Updated · CNBC · Nov 5
U.S., China and Russia Discuss 3-Way Summit as Warnings Rise Over 2-Year Aggression Risk
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Nov 5
Summary
Beijing said it is communicating with relevant parties about a possible Trump-Xi-Putin meeting at the APEC leaders' summit in Shenzhen later this month, though no agenda has been announced.
Robert Kagan of Brookings said China and Russia could turn more aggressive within the next 2 years if they judge Trump politically weakened after Democrats took both chambers of Congress.
Two-thirds of U.S. missile-defense interceptors may have been depleted since June 2025, CBO estimates show, while 3 U.S. aircraft carriers sent to the Middle East have thinned naval capacity available in Asia.
$11 billion in Taiwan arms approved in December was followed by Trump holding back a second roughly $14 billion package as a bargaining chip with China, adding to concern about deterrence.
The summit idea, reportedly floated by Putin in October around ending the Ukraine war, comes as U.S. officials have long warned Xi wants China's military ready for a possible Taiwan invasion by 2027.