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
as more than 50 of his mps call for a ceasefire in gaza. you re watching bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in san francisco, where president biden says real progress has been made at a highly anticipated meeting with his chinese counterpart, on the sidelines of an asia pacific summit. xijinping described beijing s relationship with the us as the most important in the world. this isjust their second in person meeting since president biden assumed office. and during that time, relations have deteriorated significantly. we ll be live with our correspondent in san francisco shortly. but first this report from our north america editor sarah smith. with a warm, personal greeting, the leaders of the world s two most powerful countries look like they want to improve their relationship. simply getting together in the same room is a diplomatic statement when tensions between their nations are very high. i value our conversation because, i thi
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 world expects of us. the rest of all expect, notjus
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 world expects of us. the
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