An unprecedented meeting between the leaders of China, Russia and the United States could be happening on the sidelines of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China's tech hub of Shenzhen next week.
China has yet to confirm that the meeting will take place. However, a Chinese Foreign Ministry official recently told the press that Beijing was "in communication" with relevant parties. In Moscow, a Kremlin representative said work on "coordination" was underway.
The clearest indication about the potential summit came from US President Donald Trump last weekend. Talking to reporters at a Florida airport, Trump said he "thinks" one of the meetings planned for APEC will be with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Despite the lack of official confirmation from either Beijing, Moscow, or Washington, the media has already dubbed the potential trilateral summit a "new Yalta," invoking the optics of the US, UK, and Soviet Union convening at the end of World War II and deciding on the new geopolitical power balance in the Crimean resort town.
At the same time, nobody seems to be quite sure what the three leaders would talk about if China agrees to host the trilateral summit at APEC.
