China

Donald Trump and Chinese Xi Jinping concluded a two-hour and 15-minute meeting in Beijing. Xi Jinping warned that a lack of mutual understanding regarding Taiwan could lead to open conflict between the two nations.

A gas explosion at a coal mine in Shanxi province, northern China, has killed 90 people, according to China Central Television (CCTV). Nine people are trapped, and 123 injured have been hospitalized, with two in serious condition and two critical. A rescue operation involving 755 personnel is ongoing.

A court in China has sentenced former defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu to death with a two-year reprieve on bribery charges. According to Xinhua, the sentences will be commuted to life imprisonment without parole after two years, and all personal assets have been confiscated.

Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for a three-day state visit, marking the first such trip by a sitting American president in nine years. He is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese Xi Jinping regarding trade, technology, tariffs, and regional security issues including Iran and Taiwan.

Chinese Xi Jinping and Donald Trump have commenced formal negotiations in Beijing. Separately, the U.S. Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve.

China has unveiled the world's first superfast quantum memory, a step toward practical quantum computing.

China is training hundreds of students annually in rare earth mining and processing, an unmatched expertise that gives Beijing significant leverage in its trade conflict with President Trump, according to Reuters.