Xi's October diplomacy light ahead of November Apec summit

Xi Jinping held only four bilateral meetings in October, a low pace driven by the fifth plenum, but November will see a surge with the Apec summit in Shenzhen on Nov 18-19, likely featuring talks with Trump and Putin. The shift signals a return to high-level multilateral engagement after a domestic-policy-focused month.

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