China is reportedly pushing for the trilateral meeting involving the presidents of the United States and Russia to follow a tightly controlled format, allowing the leaders to deliver prepared remarks with little scope for further discussion, sources told The Wall Street Journal on Monday.
Washington, however, is looking to allow more exchange among US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, where the leaders are expected to meet.
Over the weekend, Trump said he intends to raise the possibility of denuclearization in talks with his Chinese and Russian counterparts. The source noted that Beijing may be reluctant to take part in the initiative. Meanwhile, the US-Russia nuclear arms control treaty expired in February, with the Trump administration stressing that any successor agreement must also involve China.
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