China says it will not join three-way nuclear arms control talks with the US and Russia, the topic Trump has put first for the meeting.
Claimed by: China's foreign ministry; a Chinese official quoted by The Wall Street Journal
So far this rests only on one side of the dispute. We'll update this page as reporting comes in, then say whether it held up.
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Who's reporting it
- Al Jazeera , 2026-11-06: China's foreign ministry said last month that asking China to join trilateral nuclear disarmament talks at this stage would be neither fair, reasonable nor realistic. source
- Nocut News , 2026-11-10: A Chinese official told the WSJ that China will not agree to three-way talks if disarmament is on the agenda, citing its much smaller arsenal. source
History
- 2026-11-10: One side only. This is China's stated position. The foreign ministry's remark dates from October as reported by Al Jazeera; the newer statement is from an unnamed official in the Wall Street Journal report relayed by Nocut News.