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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.
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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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