David Perdue Sworn In as US Ambassador to China; India Launches Strikes Into Pakistani Territory

President Donald Trump participates in the swearing-in ceremony of David Perdue as U.S. ambassador to China. Perdue served as a senator for the state of Georgia, was a former Fortune 500 CEO, and is recognized as a strong China critic who lived in Hong Kong for a time during his 40-year business career. Perdue was confirmed by the Senate in a 67–29 vote on April 29. Perdue's ambassadorship comes amid deepening bilateral trade tensions between the United States and China.

At least 31 people are dead after India fired missiles into several areas of Pakistan and territory it controls on Wednesday. India says the strikes aim to "preempt" and "deter" cross-border terror attacks.

The escalation follows a massacre of Hindu tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir last month. Pakistan has dismissed India's allegations of its harboring terrorist camps as unfounded. Meanwhile, the leader of a U.N.-designated terrorist group in Pakistan reported that 10 of his family members had been killed in the attacks.