{"id":"b2f83418-bbbc-4ae8-9e9a-9d22c540a249","url":"https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/20/trump-wants-to-talk-nuclear-disarmament-with-china-and-russia-beijing-does-not/","domain":"irishtimes.com","outlet":{"name":"The Irish Times","country":"IE","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Trump wants to talk nuclear disarmament with China and Russia. Beijing does not","plainHeadline":"Trump considers trilateral talks on nuclear disarmament with China and Russia.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Trump floated a trilateral meeting with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin in Shenzhen next month.","He said the discussion would focus on nuclear weapons, not primarily Ukraine.","Beijing reaffirmed its stance against trilateral nuclear disarmament talks with the US and Russia.","Mao Ning argued China’s arsenal is not on par with the US or Russia and should not join talks.","Kremlin spokesman Peskov noted no specific proposals or content had been discussed for the meeting."],"topics":["Politics","Energy","Health"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T05:29:39.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-20T06:07:46.895Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/bc8d63c0-3d4c-4d30-8968-1999dba38454","storyId":"bc8d63c0-3d4c-4d30-8968-1999dba38454","image":"https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FNBPHGUGBLP7NQZY7RROGNJJOM.jpg?auth=0763b6bdd04e03dcc2e82b088b3c8a5ca56d5ffe6ec184839694f220277ead9b&smart=true&width=1200&height=800","author":"Denis Staunton","dek":"China has long argued its nuclear arsenal is so far behind those of Russia and the US that it should not be included in arms talks"}