Xi, Trump, Putin May Meet at Apec; Nepal Flood Study Reveals Inescapable Waters
SCMP · 1 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
A Kremlin aide has suggested that Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin may hold a trilateral meeting at the next Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit . Meanwhile, peer-reviewed research on last week's catastrophic floods at the China-Nepal border crossing has found that the debris flow was simply too fast for anyone to escape—even the world's fastest sprinters . This week's highlights also cover Venezuela oil interests, a Hong Kong school dispute, an Air China aircraft incident and a Malaysian royal land sale.
Key Points
- A senior Russian aide proposed on Tuesday that Xi, Trump and Putin could meet at the next Apec forum in a trilateral format
- China demanded protection of its Venezuelan interests after a US-backed company received 100-year oil concessions covering fields previously operated by Chinese and Russian firms
- Peer-reviewed research found that even the world's fastest sprinters could not have outrun the deadly floodwaters at the China-Nepal border crossing
- A prestigious Hong Kong international school reached an out-of-court settlement with its US-based co-founder, a Lutheran church, making a substantial payment
- An Air China Boeing 747-8 suffered a fuel leak at New York's JFK airport early on Monday, cancelling the flight
Why It Matters
The potential Xi-Trump-Putin trilateral would be one of the most significant diplomatic gatherings in recent years, with implications for US-China relations, the Ukraine conflict and global trade. Meanwhile, the scientific findings about the Nepal floods underscore the increasing unpredictability of climate-related disasters along vulnerable border regions.
The potential Xi-Trump-Putin trilateral would be one of the most significant diplomatic gatherings in recent years, with implications for US-China relations, the Ukraine conflict and global trade. Meanwhile, the scientific findings about the Nepal floods underscore the increasing unpredictability of climate-related disasters along vulnerable border regions.