US and China Agree on Importance of Leader-Level Talks on Denuclearisation

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed upcoming leader meetings, including the APEC summit in China and a possible trilateral meeting with Russia. The US State Department said both sides agreed leader-level talks matter for peace and denuclearisation, while China's readout did not mention these topics. Trade, tariff and technology disputes remain unresolved.

• Rubio and Wang Yi spoke on November 11 about Trump's planned travel to the APEC summit in China and Xi Jinping's planned visit to Florida for the G20 summit.· 1 source
• The State Department said both sides agreed on leader-level conversations on peace and denuclearisation, including at a potential trilateral meeting with Russia. China's earlier readout made no mention of these points.· 1 source
• China's Foreign Ministry has said it is not realistic at this stage to ask China to join trilateral nuclear disarmament talks. Trade truce, tariff, rare earth and technology disputes remain unresolved.· 1 source