The United States and China remain in ongoing disputes over tariffs, Chinese purchases of U.S. goods, rare earth exports, and technology restrictions

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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

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

The U.S. should let China broker an end to the Iran war

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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

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

G7 foreign ministers issued a joint declaration in Paris on November 11, 2026, stating that China's increasingly assertive actions east of Taiwan threaten regional stability, freedom of navigation, and international shipping safety

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a positive and constructive phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on November 10, 2026, that work is underway to arrange a trilateral meeting involving Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin

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

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met twice in 2026 prior to the scheduled November APEC meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump stated on November 8, 2026, that he expected to meet Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin in Shenzhen to discuss denuclearization and ending the war in Iran

The U.S. State Department issued no immediate readout following the November 11, 2026 call between Marco Rubio and Wang Yi

In September 2026 in Washington, U.S. and Chinese leaders agreed to a two-month extension of a trade truce that had been set to expire in November 2026

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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urged Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng to fulfill commitments on agricultural purchases, rare earths, and critical minerals

Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported that Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng expressed concern over Washington's trade restrictions against Beijing during a November 6, 2026 video call with Jamieson Greer