the re establishment of communication includes working meetings between the departments of defence and chinese officials. both sides also agreed to establishing a us china artificial intelligence and anti drug cooperation working group, to address the fentanyl crisis. and the issue of taiwan also came up in the talks. president biden said the us maintains its one china policy, but added that he expects china not to interfere in taiwan s upcoming elections. overall, mr biden hailed the meeting, calling the talks some of the most constructive and productive discussions we ve had. in a press conference following the meeting, he spoke of the need for both sides to work together. the united states will continue to compete vigorously with the prc, but we ll manage that competition responsibly. so it doesn t veer into conflict, oraccidental conflict, and where it s possible, where our interests are, coincide. we re going to work together like we did on fentanyl. that s what the wo
clear and direct contact was necessary to avoid accidents or misunderstandings. earlier, mr xi described china s relationship with the us as the most important in the world. president biden made his comments at a news conference that mr xi didn t attend. i welcome the positive . steps we ve taken today, and it s important for the world to see - that we re implementing the approach in the best traditions i of american diplomacy. we re talking - to our competitors and the key. and just talking, just - being blunt with one another, so there s no misunderstanding, |as a key element to maintainingj global stability and delivering for the american people. - and in the months ahead, we re going to continue to preserve i and pursue high level diplomacy | with the prc in both directionsl to keep the lines of communication open, including between president xi and me. he and i agreed that each one of us could pick up i the phone, call directly- and be heard immediately. i think i kno
and india have reached the final of the men s cricket world cup after beating new zealand in a thrilling semi final. and on newsnight at 10.30 we ll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today s big stories. plus, a first look at tomorrow s front pages. good evening. it has been a dramatic day in westminister. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has said he will press ahead with plans to send asylum seekers to rwanda, despite the policy being ruled unlawful by the supreme court. the prime minister said emergency legislation would be brought in to confirm rwanda is safe , and aim to stop a stream of legal challenges blocking the policy. he said he remained committed to his pledge to stop the small boats which have brought thousands of migrants across the channel. labour called the proposals a ridiculous and pathetic spectacle. our political editor, chris mason, has more. the geography of power parliament in the background this morning, the supreme c
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