China confirms talks on a Trump-Xi-Putin summit

Beijing said it is in communication with relevant parties about a meeting of the Chinese, US and Russian presidents, pencilled in for November 18-19 in Shenzhen.

• Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Beijing is in communication with relevant parties about a meeting between the three heads of state.
• Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said work is under way to coordinate such a meeting and that Moscow hopes it will be finalised in the coming days.
• Trump said he is open to three-way talks focused on nuclear weapons, telling reporters: "If President Xi wants to have it, I'd have it."
• China's Foreign Ministry said last month it would be "neither fair, reasonable nor realistic" to ask China to join trilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations.