President Trump, China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin will meet in Shenzhen on the 19th on the sidelines of the APEC summit, the first three-way meeting of the three leaders, a US government official said.
The official said Trump has made clear he intends to discuss reducing the world's nuclear arsenals. The official added that Washington does not expect an agreement to come out of the meeting, and described it as the start of a dialogue on cuts.
Trump also wants to discuss the situation in Iran, the official said. Ukraine, which Russia invaded, is not expected to be raised.
APEC — the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum — brings Pacific economies together for a leaders' summit. Japan is a member.
The Mainichi Shimbun reported the plan from Washington.