Highlights from Overseas Correspondents: US-China Relations in Early May 2026
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Early May 2026 saw key events in US-China relations: a summit between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, a US Senate warning on China's nuclear expansion, and a guilty verdict in a New York 'secret police station' case.
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From China’s nuclear weapons to Trump’s summit entourage, here are highlights from our overseas correspondents in the first half of May 2026
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Published: 4:00am, 16 May 2026
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
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.
Read the full story here.
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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Read the full story here.
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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