Trump met with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing alongside Apple, Tesla, and NVIDIA CEOs to stabilize a fragile trade relationship, while Asian allies worry the U.S. might use them as bargaining chips. Meanwhile, an appeals court heard arguments on Trump's executive orders targeting law firms that employed lawyers who investigated him, raising questions about presidential power over national security clearances and attorney rights. Xi Jinping warned Trump that mishandling Taiwan could jeopardize the entire U.S.-China relationship and lead to direct conflict between the two nations.