Good morning.
President Trump arrives in China to pomp, pageantry and a warning.
They set it out that Taiwan put the entire relationship between the two world's biggest economies in great jeopardy.
The AP speaks to us from Beijing.
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It's Thursday, May 14th.
I'm Gideon Resnick.
This is Apple News Today.
President Trump received a lavish welcome as Air Force One touched down in Beijing.
Trump shook hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping amid a military parade
and was surrounded by crowds of flag-waving children.
And when the two leaders came face-to-face inside the Great Hall of the People, Trump was effusive in his praise.
You're a great leader.
It's an honor to be with you.
It's an honor to be your friend.
And the relationship between China and the USA is going to be better than ever before.
Xi delivered his own flattery, congratulating Trump on the 250th anniversary of the United States.
But he also acknowledged their differences.
He said the world had arrived at a crossroads and asked rhetorically whether the two countries could avoid conflict.