White House Confirms First Trilateral
The White House says U.S., Chinese and Russian leaders plan their first trilateral next week.
November 14, 2026 · Updated 5:59am ET
Boston GlobeTrump, Xi and Putin plan an unprecedented joint meeting on the sidelines of APEC, White House says
CBS NewsTrump, Putin and Xi Jinping expected to meet in first-ever trilateral of its kind, officials say
Daily MailTrump to attend first-ever meeting with both China and Russia leaders
Los Angeles TimesThree men, three agendas: Trump, Putin and Xi will meet in China
ABC NewsTrump is taking Elon Musk on his Asia trip, but he plans to avoid talking about Nvidia scandal
Washington ExaminerJensen Huang Chinese spy scandal won’t be discussed as Trump prepares for historic trilateral with Xi and Putin
MS NOWTrump, Xi and Putin plan an unprecedented joint meeting on the sidelines of APEC, White House says
BBC NewsTrump, Putin and Xi plan historic joint meeting in China next week, White House says
Breitbart NewsThe Nvidia scandal is heightening America's AI rivalry with China ahead of Trump's visit
Wall Street JournalHow Donald Trump and Jensen Huang Forged Their Powerful Alliance
Just the NewsTrump to meet Xi and Putin in China at APEC summit next week
NewsmaxMusk Joins Trump's Asia Trip Amid Nvidia Fallout
19%
Left · 3
31%
Center · 5
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Right · 8
Pano counted 16 articles from 12 outlets: 19% left-leaning, 31% center and 50% right-leaning. Pano rates the coverage Leans Right.
What happened
- The White House confirmed that Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin plan their first three-way meeting Thursday alongside the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China.
- Trump intends to discuss reducing nuclear weapons and the war with Iran, U.S. officials said.
- A senior U.S. official said Ukraine would remain outside these talks because Washington is pursuing separate negotiations with Kyiv and Moscow.
- Chinese officials said Xi wants to showcase China as a peace broker rather than discuss nuclear arms or Ukraine.
- U.S. officials do not expect an arms-control breakthrough at next week’s meeting.
How the left told it
Left-leaning outlets emphasized the meeting’s historic nature but low chances of a breakthrough. MS NOW and the Boston Globe carried AP reporting citing analysts who expected talks to be “heavier in symbolism than substance.” The Los Angeles Times highlighted the leaders’ competing goals with its headline, “Three men, three agendas.”
How the right told it
Right-leaning outlets emphasized the planned talks and the issues Trump would leave off the agenda. The Daily Mail paired the “first-ever meeting” with Ukraine and the Nvidia scandal being excluded. The Washington Examiner also foregrounded the scandal’s exclusion, while Breitbart highlighted nuclear reductions and Iran as planned topics.
Nuclear Arms Summit
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