What’s going on?
Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin will attend the APEC summit next week. The leaders plan an unprecedented meeting on the summit’s sidelines, confirmed by the White House. The focus will likely centre on nuclear non-proliferation discussions.
CNN reports, “Trump to meet with China’s Xi and Russia’s Putin at historic trilateral sit-down on nuclear non-proliferation,” emphasising the significance of the meeting’s historical context. In contrast, AP News states, “Trump, Xi and Putin plan an unprecedented joint meeting on the sidelines of APEC, White House says,” highlighting the meeting’s unprecedented nature. This difference affects the perceived importance of the leaders’ engagement—historic versus unprecedented.
Coverage analysed: AP News | CNN