Chinese President Xi Likely to Skip ASEAN Leaders' October Summit, Say Sources

Chinese President Xi likely to skip ASEAN leaders' October summit, say sources

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had previously said that both Xi and Trump were expected to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Oct 26-28 leaders' summit in Kuala Lumpur.

China’s Xi likely to skip Asean leaders’ October summit, sources say

It would have provided an opportunity for him to meet with US President Donald Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Exclusive-China's Xi likely to skip October ASEAN leaders summit, sources say

By Laurie Chen and Rozanna Latiff

China's Xi likely to skip October Asean leaders summit, sources say, Asia News

BEIJING/KUALA LUMPUR — Chinese President Xi Jinping is unlikely to attend a major summit of Asian leaders in October, two people familiar with the matter said, dashing expectations of a potential meeting with US President Donald Trump at the event. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim this month had said both Xi and Trump were expected to attend the Association of...