President Trump asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he was interested in purchasing American weapons, according to US ambassador to China David Perdue. Also in today’s newsletter: terrorism arrests made near RAF Fairford and Nicaragua hands Chinese miners rights to a tenth of its land Key points and original sources are listed below.

• President Trump asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he was interested in purchasing American weapons, according to US ambassador to China David Perdue.S1

• Also in today’s newsletter: terrorism arrests made near RAF Fairford and Nicaragua hands Chinese miners rights to a tenth of its landS2

• Administration denies delaying sale of a $14bn arms package to Taiwan to appease BeijingS3