1. The Xi-Trump summit is over. What comes next in the US-China rivalry?

Xi described Trump’s visit as “historical” and “a landmark”, adding that “important consensus was made on issues both sides are interested in”, according to the Chinese summary.
2. US Senate warns of China’s nuclear capabilities hours before Xi-Trump summit

A US Senate hearing on nuclear capabilities issued a warning that China has been engaged in an “unprecedented nuclear expansion” in recent years, hours before US President Donald Trump was due to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
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3. Chinese-American found guilty in New York ‘secret police station’ case

A Chinese-American man was found guilty of acting as an unauthorised Chinese agent in a case involving a Chinese police station set up in New York’s Chinatown. Prosecutors said he was engaged in expanding Beijing’s influence and intimidating overseas Chinese communities.
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