Trump Meets With China's Xi, Asia's View Of Summit, Trump Targets Law Firms
5/14/202612 min
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for more than two hours at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, with the CEOs of Apple, Tesla and NVIDIA in the room as both sides look to stabilize a trade relationship that has been on shaky ground for years.
China's readout of the meeting between the two leaders emphasized the need for "constructive strategic stability" and warned that mishandling Taiwan could put the entire U.S.-China relationship in jeopardy.
And President Trump's crackdown on big law firms goes before a federal appeals court today, as firms that once employed lawyers who investigated Trump fight back against executive orders that targeted their security clearances and government contracts.
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(0:00) Introduction
(01:51) Trump Meets With Xi
(05:49) China's Readout Of Meeting
(08:51) Trump Targets Law Firms
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First 90 secondsMichelle Martin· Host0:00
[gentle music] China's president used a summit with President Trump to repeat a warning about Taiwan.
Steve Inskeep· Host0:06
President Trump called his visit the biggest summit ever, but aides negotiated until the last moment over what to announce, if anything.
Michelle Martin· Host0:13
I'm Michelle Martin in Washington, DC, Steve Inskeep is in Beijing, and this is Up First from NPR News. What does China mean when it talks about constructive strategic stability? NPR China correspondent Jennifer Pak explains. And back in this country, an appeals court considers the president's effort to punish law firms he doesn't like. The president targeted lawyers for representing his political opponents. Lower courts sided with attorneys, but the president has not given up. Stay with us. We'll give you news you need to start your day.
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