China, US hold political dialogue as Xi set to host Trump next week

Baku, November 14, AZERTACUS President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in China next week for trilateral talks on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, the White House said Friday.According to Anadolu Agency, the meeting will take place in Shenzhen."The President has made it clear that, among other topics, he will discuss the reduction of nuclear weapons in the world, whose proliferation President Trump believes is very dangerous," Assistant Press Secretary Olivia Wales told reporters on a call.Trump will also hold a bilateral meeting and working lunch with Xi on Thursday afternoon before concluding his visit to China with the trilateral meeting, Wales said.A senior US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Washington does not expect an agreement to emerge from the talks."I would characterize this as the entry point, the first conversation, certainly at the leader level between these co