When asked whether China could confirm a Xi Jinping–Putin meeting at next
month’s informal APEC leaders meeting, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun did
not explicitly confirm a bilateral meeting. Guo said summit-level strategic
leadership is the key political guarantor of stable China‑Russia ties, welcomed
President Putin’s planned attendance at the informal APEC leaders meeting in
Shenzhen in November, and said China is willing to work with Russia to secure
substantive outcomes during China’s APEC year.
