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

Among the biggest talking points was the US president’s entourage, namely the world’s richest man Elon Musk, the boss of the world’s most valuable tech company (Nvidia) Jensen Huang, and a man whose products are restricted in mainland China, Tim Cook (Apple).