Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that the current stability in China-U.S. relations is a rational choice made by both countries based on respective and shared interests

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The Philippines is expanding its network of security partnerships alongside its long-standing treaty alliance with the United States to counter China's actions in the South China Sea

Beijing routinely opposes joint military exercises between the Philippines and its international partners, asserting that such joint activities heighten regional tensions

Australia supports the 2016 international arbitral tribunal ruling that China's sweeping South China Sea claims have no legal basis, a ruling Beijing rejects while maintaining its actions are lawful

In July, China's ministry of foreign affairs rebuked Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong after she warned Beijing against destabilising regional conduct

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended the ASEAN summit in Manila ahead of planned meetings with US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang

Philippine officials said Chinese Premier Li Qiang will represent China in meetings with ASEAN leaders on Monday, November 16, 2026, but will depart before U.S. President Donald Trump arrives

The White House confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump does not have a separate one-on-one bilateral meeting scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his trip to China for the APEC summit

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that effective 21st-century arms control must include China due to the size and growth of Beijing's nuclear arsenal

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to discuss global nuclear weapons reduction during the trilateral summit in Shenzhen, China with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin

Beijing has historically resisted joining nuclear arms control talks with Washington and Moscow, arguing that the United States and Russia hold far larger nuclear arsenals

Senior U.S. officials stated that the administration does not expect the first trilateral summit in Shenzhen, China to yield a nuclear arms control agreement, describing it as an initial conversation

The trilateral summit among Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping is scheduled for Thursday, November 19, 2026, following Trump's bilateral meeting with Xi Jinping

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will travel to the Philippines and China for meetings related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum

Taiwanese security officials characterized China's unannounced November 2026 military drills as a campaign of 'silent intimidation' designed to pressure Taiwan and foreign governments without triggering formal alarms

Beijing is scheduled to host the APEC leaders' summit in Shenzhen, where U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet

China's government stated that its Liaoning aircraft carrier was engaged in routine exercises not directed at any country

Chinese state-backed newspaper Global Times reported on November 13, 2026, that Taiwan's ruling party would face a harsh reckoning if it persists in seeking independence through external military support

Taiwan is also scheduled to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit hosted in Shenzhen

A foreign intelligence source stated that China's unannounced military drills allowed Beijing to apply military pressure while avoiding a diplomatic backlash during a period of typically calmer weather