Xi Jinping May Facilitate Trump-Putin Meeting at China APEC Summit
Russian official suggests Chinese president could arrange trilateral talks with US and Russian leaders.
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What this story says
- Chinese President Xi Jinping may initiate a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump at the APEC summit in China.
- The suggestion was made by Russian Assistant President Yuri Ushakov.
- Preparations for a potential meeting between Putin and Trump at the APEC summit have not yet begun.
- The APEC summit is scheduled to take place in China in November 2026, with Donald Trump confirmed to visit.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 15 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 26 of the 41 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
57/100
Hype
41/100
41 sources · methodology
Missing from the left
Only 3 of the 15 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.
Russian Assistant President Yuri Ushakov has suggested that Chinese President Xi Jinping may take steps to organise a trilateral meeting involving Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump. This potential meeting could occur during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit scheduled to be held in China in November 2026. Donald Trump has confirmed his attendance at the summit.
Disagreement on meeting preparations
While Russian Assistant President Yuri Ushakov suggested that Chinese President Xi Jinping might initiate a trilateral meeting, he also stated that preparations for a potential meeting between Putin and Trump at the APEC summit have not yet begun. The reports do not specify if this applies to the trilateral meeting or a separate Putin-Trump bilateral meeting.
What the coverage left out
None of the left, centre, or right-rated reports mention any specific details about the agenda for a potential trilateral meeting between Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump, beyond the suggestion that it might occur. The specific date of Donald Trump's confirmation of his visit to China in November is also not consistently reported across all outlets.
Coverage settled. We checked this 12 times and stopped on 4 Oct 2026, 20:45. The figures above are what it finished at.
How other outlets pictured it
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How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
3 rated outlets
- The left-rated report from unn.ua led with the suggestion of a trilateral meeting initiated by Xi Jinping. It stated that Russian Assistant President Yuri Ushakov does not rule out that the Chinese leader could take measures to organise such a meeting with Putin and Trump at the APEC summit. The report also noted that preparations for a possible meeting between Putin and Trump at the summit had not yet begun. It confirmed Trump's visit to China in November and provided the dates and location of the APEC summit.
Centre
4 rated outlets
- The centre-rated report from Portfolio focused on the possibility of an extraordinary meeting bringing together the world's most powerful leaders, specifically questioning if Trump and Putin would meet in China. It highlighted that Chinese President Xi Jinping may initiate trilateral talks with Putin and Trump at the APEC forum, citing a statement by Yuri Ushakov. The report also mentioned that preparations for a potential Putin-Trump meeting at the summit had not yet commenced.
Right
8 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports from Yonhap News Agency, vz.ru, and Interfax.ru all highlighted the Kremlin's admission that Xi Jinping is likely to push for a trilateral meeting between the US, China, and Russia at the APEC summit. Interfax.ru quoted Russian Deputy President Yuri Ushakov stating that if a US president attends, Xi Jinping will likely take steps to organise the meeting. vz.ru also noted that Xi Jinping may organise such a meeting. Yonhap News Agency's headline stated Xi Jinping is likely to push for the meeting. All three digests mentioned that preparations for a Putin-Trump meeting had not yet begun.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Xi Jinping May Facilitate Trump-Putin Meeting at China APEC Summit?
- Of the 15 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 20% are rated left, 27% are rated centre, 53% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 41. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Xi Jinping May Facilitate Trump-Putin Meeting at China APEC Summit left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 15 rated outlets on this story, 20% are rated left, 27% are rated centre, 53% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Xi Jinping May Facilitate Trump-Putin Meeting at China APEC Summit biased?
- Xi Jinping May Facilitate Trump-Putin Meeting at China APEC Summit is one event reported by 41 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Xi Jinping May Facilitate Trump-Putin Meeting at China APEC Summit?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Xi Jinping May Facilitate Trump-Putin Meeting at China APEC Summit?
- 41 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the APEC summit and when will it take place?
- The APEC summit is the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. The 2026 summit is scheduled to take place in China from 18-19 November 2026, under the chairmanship of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- Who suggested the possibility of a trilateral meeting?
- The suggestion for a trilateral meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and US President Donald Trump was made by Yuri Ushakov, who is an Assistant President to Russia's leader.
- Has a meeting between Putin and Trump been planned?
- According to Russian Assistant President Yuri Ushakov, preparations for a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump at the forthcoming APEC summit have not yet begun.
Read it at the source
41 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
3- Russian Kremlin: “Xi Jinping Is Likely to Promote Three-Party Talks Between the US, China, and Russia in APEC” (opens 한겨레 in a new tab)
한겨레
- The Kremlin Has Admitted that Xi May Initiate a Trilateral Meeting with Putin and Trump at a Summit in China (opens unn.ua in a new tab)
- Putin-Trump-Xi, Three-Way Summit: the Kremlin Opens to China. Hypothesis Meeting in November (opens La Repubblica in a new tab)
La Repubblica — is La Repubblica biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
4- Putin’s hopes for ‘productive’ Apec fuel talk of summit with Xi and Trump (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
South China Morning Post — is South China Morning Post biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin's and Trump's Meeting in China: in Moscow, Hope for Xi Jinping's Help (opens ZN.UA Зеркало недели in a new tab)
ZN.UA Зеркало недели — is ZN.UA Зеркало недели biased? Our profile of this outlet
- An Extraordinary Meeting Could Bring Together the World's Most Powerful Leaders: Would Trump and Putin Meet in China? (opens Portfolio in a new tab)
- Putin Could Meet Trump at the APEC Summit in China, According to the Kremlin (opens El Periódico in a new tab)
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Right
8- Putin’s hopes for ‘productive’ Apec fuel talk of summit with Xi and Trump (opens The Star Kuala Lumpur in a new tab)
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- Putin Invites Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to a Trilateral Meeting but Refuses to Stop the Strikes in Ukraine - iefimerida.gr (opens Iefimerida in a new tab)
Iefimerida — is Iefimerida biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kremlin: “Possibility of U.S.-China-Russia Trilateral Meeting at China’s APEC” (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- Kremlin: "Xi Jinping Likely to Push for Trilateral Meeting Between U.S., China, and Russia at APEC" (opens 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency in a new tab)
연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency — is 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the Kremlin, China Was Allowed to Prepare a Meeting Between Putin, Trump and Xi Jinping. (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
- In the Kremlin, It Was Admitted that Xi Jinping Was Initiating an APEC Meeting with Trump and Putin. (opens Interfax.ru in a new tab)
Interfax.ru — is Interfax.ru biased? Our profile of this outlet
- China, Possible Scenario for a New Meeting Between Putin and Trump (opens La Razón in a new tab)
- Russia would welcome the organization of a meeting between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in China, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told TASS (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
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Not rated
26- A Meeting Between Xi, Trump and Putin in Shenzhen, an Increasingly Credible Opportunity (opens L'Opinion in a new tab)
L'Opinion — is L'Opinion biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Putin: Possible Trilateral with Xi Jinping and Trump in Apec (opens Quotidiano Nazionale in a new tab)
Quotidiano Nazionale — is Quotidiano Nazionale biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin: Possible Trilateral with Xi Jinping and Trump in Apec (opens Askanews in a new tab)
- Putin: Possible Meeting with Trump and Xi Jinping (opens Naslovi.net in a new tab)
Naslovi.net — is Naslovi.net biased? Our profile of this outlet
- "Yes" to a Trilateral Russia-China-US Summit, Says Putin (opens sigmalive.com in a new tab)
sigmalive.com — is sigmalive.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin: "Yes" to a Trilateral Russia-China-US Summit, "No" to a Cessation of Hostilities in Ukraine (opens ΑΘΗΝΑ 9,84 in a new tab)
ΑΘΗΝΑ 9,84 — is ΑΘΗΝΑ 9,84 biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin: "Yes" to a Trilateral Russia-China-US Summit (opens zougla.gr in a new tab)
- Putin: In Favor of Russia-China-US Summit, Against Ceasefire in Ukraine (opens Business Daily in a new tab)
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- The Trump-Xi-Putin Summit to Redefine the World Order Can Be in Preparation. (opens Publico in a new tab)
Publico — is Publico biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- China Supports a Possible Trilateral Summit Between Putin, Xi, and Trump: 'It Would Contribute to a Multipolar World' (opens Aydınlık in a new tab)
- A HISTORIC MEETING OF THE THREE LEADERS IS ON THE WAY: Xi Jinping Could Organize a Meeting with Trump and Putin (opens kurir.rs in a new tab)
- The Kremlin Did Not Exclude the Possibility of a Tripartite Meeting Between Putin, Trump and Xi Jinping (opens belta.by in a new tab)
- Ushakov: Xi may organize Trump-Putin-Xi meeting (opens BizToc in a new tab)
- In the Kremlin, They Assessed the Prospects for Putin and Trump to Meet at the APEC Summit. (opens Life.ru in a new tab)
- Kremlin: A Possible Meeting Between Putin, Xi and Trump on the Sidelines of the APEC Summit (opens nin.rs in a new tab)
- Kremlin: Putin Is Expected to Attend the APEC Summit in China. (opens anlatilaninotesi.com.tr in a new tab)
anlatilaninotesi.com.tr — is anlatilaninotesi.com.tr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin May Meet with Trump and Xi Jinping at APEC Summit (opens banker.bg in a new tab)
- Possibly a Meeting Between Putin and Trump at the Apec in China (opens Agi.it in a new tab)
- Peskov: Kremlin Does Not Rule Out Meeting Between Putin, Xi and Trump (opens atvbl.rs in a new tab)
- Putin Could Meet Trump at the APEC Summit in China, According to the Kremlin (opens lacronicabadajoz.com in a new tab)
lacronicabadajoz.com — is lacronicabadajoz.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin Could Meet Trump at the APEC Summit in China, According to the Kremlin (opens elcorreogallego.es in a new tab)
elcorreogallego.es — is elcorreogallego.es biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin Could Meet Trump at the APEC Summit in China, According to the Kremlin (opens elcorreoweb.es in a new tab)
elcorreoweb.es — is elcorreoweb.es biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin Could Meet Trump at the APEC Summit in China, According to the Kremlin (opens laprovincia.es in a new tab)
laprovincia.es — is laprovincia.es biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin Could Meet Trump at the APEC Summit in China, According to the Kremlin (opens informacion.es in a new tab)
informacion.es — is informacion.es biased? Our profile of this outlet
- President of Russia to Attend APEC Summit (opens Radio Nicaragua in a new tab)
Radio Nicaragua — is Radio Nicaragua biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin Says He Would Be Happy to Sit at a Table with Trump and Xi Jinping (opens Blikk.hu in a new tab)
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