Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a warning to President Donald Trump over Taiwan.

That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Thursday, May 14th. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

President Trump is in Beijing for two days of high-stakes meetings.

He was greeted by a crowd of flag-waving schoolchildren

and troops marching in precise lockstep.

And a military brass band playing the Star-Spangled Banner.

Trump was accompanied by top business executives, like Apple Chief Tim Cook and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

As the two leaders began their conversation, they vowed to deepen trade ties and downplayed their rivalry.

You and I have known each other now for a long time. In fact, the longest relationship of our two countries that any president and president

has had. And that's to me an honor. Despite the friendly words, frictions lurked beneath. China has been a

major target of Trump's tariff policies. And at one point in the meeting behind closed doors,

she told Trump that Taiwan is the most important issue between Beijing and Washington.

He warned Trump that, quote, if handled poorly, the two countries will come into confrontation

or even conflict, pushing the overall China-U.S. relationship into a very dangerous

situation. That's, according to Shinwa, the Chinese state-run news agency. Meanwhile, the post

reported yesterday on a confidential U.S. intelligence analysis on China. It revealed how China is

exploiting the war in Iran to maximize its military,

economic, and diplomatic advantage over the U.S.

The Senate voted to confirm the next Federal Reserve chair. That's number two.

Since Trump returned to office, he has been seeking to bend the independent central bank to his will.

He repeatedly threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whose term as chair expires tomorrow.

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