What Is Washington Seeking From the Beijing Summit, From Nuclear Control to the Iran File? According
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What Is Washington Seeking From the Beijing Summit, From Nuclear Control to the Iran File? According to BBC reporting, Trump, Putin and Xi Jinping are planning a trilateral meeting in China. The stated focus is reducing nuclear weapons, and the Iran issue may also be raised. Washington's core aim is to expand the arms control framework from bilateral relations with Russia to an equation that includes China. Trump wants Beijing to take part in a new agreement, but differing interests among the three countries make reaching a deal difficult. A US official has even signaled low expectations for a