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1. China, US must take action after Xi-Trump summit, avoid ‘new disruptions’: envoy
China’s top envoy to the US said the top priority for both countries is to translate recent outcomes from meetings in Busan and Kuala Lumpur into concrete actions without “causing new disruptions”.
2. Lead scientist of China’s thorium reactor project died working on the computer
Xu Hongjie, a nuclear physicist and pioneer of China’s thorium reactor programme, remained engaged and involved in his field until his death at the age of 70, just weeks before a breakthrough in a project he had led.
3. ‘No structure to say yes’: can Chinese investment still find a home in America?
Long-simmering debates in Washington about the benefits of increased investment from China were revived in recent weeks after Beijing reportedly pushed US President Donald Trump’s administration to roll back national security restrictions on Chinese deals in the US.