Daily brief
President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing for a two-day summit, where they discussed trade, Taiwan, and global cooperation. Xi warned that mishandling the Taiwan issue could lead to conflict and stressed the importance of peaceful coexistence. Trump praised Xi as a 'great leader' and invited him to the US for a meeting on September 24, while also discussing increasing US agricultural exports to China. The summit concluded with both sides expressing a desire for cooperation.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration will ask China to pressure Iran over the Strait of Hormuz and is ready to promote a settlement of the Ukraine crisis.
A US federal judge temporarily blocked sanctions imposed by the Trump administration against Francesca Albanese, a UN special rapporteur on Palestinian rights, linked to her work on the Gaza conflict.
Michael Banks, the head of the US Border Patrol, abruptly resigned, adding to a string of exits by immigration officials under the Trump administration.
A jury ordered Boeing to pay $49.5 million to the family of a 737 MAX crash victim, and the US Supreme Court ruled that a man who lost his leg can sue a logistics firm over a truck crash.