Trump to Meet With Putin and Xi in China, With Nuclear Proliferation on the Agenda

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According to The New York Times, White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales announced on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump will hold his first trilateral meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a summit in China next week. Speaking on a telephone briefing, Wales stated that Mr. Trump plans to discuss the war against Iran, though the Russia-Ukraine war is not expected to be brought up. Administration officials said Mr. Trump will also address nuclear proliferation and the reduction of nuclear weapons, noting concerns over China's expanding nuclear arsenal as Beijing remains on track to have 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030. Officials do not expect any formal agreements on nuclear proliferation to come out of the talks, characterizing them as a starting point. Additionally, officials confirmed billionaire Elon Musk will travel to Shenzhen with Mr. Trump, though Musk will not participate in the trilateral meeting.