AS IT HAPPENED: Trump, Xi meet in Beijing; Xi’s ominous warning over ‘most important’ issue in US-China relations; Iran ‘frighteningly close’ to having nuclear weapons; Iran negotiations on the table

There have also been major updates in the Iran war, with warnings the regime there is revamping its military strategy in the wake of US attacks.

We’ll be back to cover day two of Trump’s summit in China tomorrow.

The high-stakes meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping has ended, Chinese state media Xinhua reported.

The talks lasted slightly under two hours.

Trade delegations from both the US and China met and had positive discussions, said Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to Chinese state media Xinhua.