Daily brief
President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met in Beijing for a high-stakes summit. Trump praised Xi as a 'great leader' and described the summit as 'great,' while Xi warned Trump that mishandling the Taiwan issue could risk a US-China clash. The two leaders also discussed increasing US crop purchases by China, and the summit concluded with Trump expressing optimism but no major breakthroughs announced.
Trump and Xi pledged stronger US-China ties, attended a military honor guard parade, and visited the Temple of Heaven together, with Trump saying relations would be 'better than ever before.'
Xi urged Trump to 'make it work and never mess it up' during a two-day summit marked by grand banquets and public displays of friendship, avoiding open confrontation over tariffs.
China offered the US help to resolve the Iran conflict, and Trump said China pledged no arms on the issue.
A US citizen was convicted for operating a secret Chinese police station in New York.