US and China agree on leader-level talks to advance denuclearisation

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed on Wednesday on the importance of leader-level talks to advance peace and denuclearisation, including at any potential trilateral summit with Russia, the State Department said. The call discussed President Donald Trump's travel to the APEC summit in China next week and Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Florida for next month's G20 summit. The two recalled the leaders' commitment to a constructive relationship based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity. China's readout of the call made no mention of denuclearisation or a trilateral summit. Beijing has previously said its nuclear strength is not at the same level as the US and Russia, calling trilateral disarmament negotiations unfair and unrealistic.