Terrorist purposes and tackling cyber crimes. We will deepen counter narcotics corporation and better protect each others nationals and institutions in their respective countries cooperation. As two distinctive countries out two sides may have different views or differences on some issues. This is only natural. The key is to properly handle and manage them. There is far more common interest between our two countries than differences. It is important to respect each others sovereignty and territorial integrity, respect each others choice of developing path, and differences. So as the two sides commit toa differences. So as the two sides commit to a constructive approach we can put and defuse differences, while at the same time build Common Ground and advance corporation. We also discussed the International Responsibilities are two countries shoulder. We agreed to enhance communication and cooperation on major international, regional and global issues, and gently seek proper resolution of regional hotspot issues for greater contribution to peace, stability and prosperity of relevant regions and the world at large. 0n the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, we reiterated the Firm Commitment to achieving denuclearisation of the peninsula and upholding International Non proliferation. The two sides will continue to fully and strictly implement Un Security Council resolutions. At the same time, the two sides commit to working towards a solution through dialogue and negotiation, and we are ready to discuss with relevant parties the pathway leading to endearing peace and ability in the peninsula and not eastern asia. And North Eastern asia. The two sides will maintain co operation and communication on the Korean Peninsula issue. We believe that china and the United States are countries with an important influence in the asia pacific. As i said to the president , the pacific 0cean said to the president , the Pacific Ocean is big enough to accommodate both china and the United States. The two sides need to step up communication and cooperation on an asia pacific affairs, foster common friends, build constructive interactions, and jointly maintain and promote peace and stability and prosperity in the region. We also discussed the middle east, afghanistan and other issues, and agreed to deepen cooperation on counterterrorism, non proliferation, Nuclear Security and stronger support United Nations peacekeeping operations. We both believe that friendship between our peoples is the foundation for the sustained growth of china us relations, and we agreed to further promote people to people exchange. We will expand the Student ExchangeProgramme Every year and open Additional Exchange centres in both countries. Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, President Trumps state visit is a successful and historic visit. Together, the two of us have set out the direction and drawn up the blueprint for china us relations the coming period. We will work with the coming period. We will work with the United States and act on the consensus reached, seek further progress in china president you excellency . Regifieflffi, rump, yd . Floor. Thank you. Excellency . Resfieflffi, rump, yd . Floor. Thank you. President have the floor. Thank you. President she, iwant have the floor. Thank you. President she, i want to thank you for an incredible welcoming ceremonial earlier this morning. Incredible welcoming ceremonial earlierthis morning. President xi. It was truly memorable and impressive and something i will never forget. Melania and i are honoured to visit your country, with its ancient history, dynamic people and thriving culture. I also want to thank you and madam peng for the tour given to thank you and madam peng for the tourgiven to us thank you and madam peng for the tour given to us yesterday of the very majestic forbidden city. Your people are proud of who they are and what they have built together, and your people are also very proud of you. I want to congratulate you on the recent and very successful 19th party congress. Perhaps now more than ever we have an opportunity to strengthen the relationship between out strengthen the relationship between our two countries and improve the lives of our citizens. As long as we stand together, with others, if necessary, against those who threaten our civilisation, that threaten our civilisation, that threat will never happen. It doesnt even have a chance. As i said in my address yesterday in seoul, the entire civilised world must unite to confront the north korean menace, and the entire world is watching us right now. Today, president xi, we discussed our mutual commitment to the complete denuclearisation of north korea. We agreed not to replicate failed approaches of the past, and there were many. We agreed oii past, and there were many. We agreed on the need to fully implement all United NationsSecurity Council resolutions on north korea and to increase economic pressure onto north korea, until north korea abandons its reckless and dangerous path. All responsible Nations Must Join together to stop arming and financing and even trading with the murderous north korean regime. Together, we have in our power, the chance to finally liberate this region and the world from this very Serious Nuclear menace. But it will require collective action, collect strength, and collect a devotion to winning the peace. Collective devotion. In order to create a more secure devotion. In order to create a more secure future for all and to protect out secure future for all and to protect our citizens from extremism and terrorism, president xi and i also committed to working towards a peaceful future for afghanistan. Terrorists are a threat to all of humanity, and we. Radical Islamic State terrorism. We are going to stop. The United States and china also face many challenges within our borders. Every year, Drug Trafficking destroys millions and millions of lives. Today, president xi and i discussed ways we can enhance. inaudible . You are with bbc news. We are broadcasting live from beijing, President Trump addressing the press. The new President Trump addressing the press. The new phenomena in, fe nta nyl, destroying press. The new phenomena in, fentanyl, destroying lives by the millions. We are going to be focusing on it very strongly, the president and myself. In addition to improving the safety and security of out improving the safety and security of our citizens, president xi and i discussed improving our economic relationship. We want a vibrant trade relationship with china. We also want a fairer and reciprocal one. also want a fairer and reciprocal one. Fair and. Also want a fairer and reciprocal one. Fairand. Todayl also want a fairer and reciprocal one. Fair and. Today i discussed with president xi the chronic imbalance in our relationship as it pertains to trade, and the concrete steps we willjoin the take to solve the problem of the massive trade destruction. This includes addressing chinas Market Access restrictions and Technology Transfer requirements, which prevent American Companies from being able to fairly compete within china. The United States is committed to protecting the intellectual property of our companies and providing a level Playing Field for our workers. At the same time, our relationship with you and china is a very important one to me, and to all of the people of our country, and just by looking at the tremendous, incredible job reducing agreements just signed at the tremendous, incredible job reducing agreementsjust signed by those major companies, we are off to a very, very good start. As part of out a very, very good start. As part of our commitment to regional stability and peace, the United States also continues to advocate for reforms that advance economic freedom, individual rights, and the rule of law. The states, working with china and other regional partners, has an Incredible Opportunity to advance the cause of peace, security and prosperity all across the world. It isa very prosperity all across the world. It is a very special time and we do indeed have that very, very special opportunity. A great responsibility has been in place on our shoulders, president xi, a truly great responsibility. I hope you can rise to the occasion and help our countries and their citizens reached their highest destinies and their fullest essentials. Potentials. I wa nt fullest essentials. Potentials. I want to thank you, again. You are a very special man. For your gracious hospitality. I sent my warmest regards dual citizens, ion of their heritage. Warmest regards to your citizens, i honour their heritage. In the coming months and years i look forward to building an Even Stronger relationship between our two countries, china and the United States of america, and even closer friendships and relationships between the people of our country s. Between the people of our country 5. Mr president , thank you very much. Applause you are with bbc news. We are bringing you a press conference that has just bringing you a press conference that hasjust ended, bringing you a press conference that has just ended, actually, bringing you a press conference that hasjust ended, actually, in beijing. As you can see, chinas resident xi and us President Trump both leaving the room where the press had in gathered, and worth residents were talking at length about their meetings this morning. Ash macca both president s. Both president s. They discussed all sorts of issues, they talked about north korea, they talked aboutjoint cooperation from the point of view of economic cooperation, business, trade, but also other issues like cyber security, terrorism, they discussed the middle east, they discussed the middle east, they discussed drug abuse and the issues that that raises in both countries, and how they can tackle that together. Discussions on many issues. Lets go live to our correspondent, who is in beijing as well. Steve mcdonnell, you have been listening in to that as well. Steve, both residents were at pains to talk about how warm the relationship is between the two of them, and how much collaboration there is. In real terms, i wonder what we will see in terms, i wonder what we will see in terms of an ounce of alls that you we re terms of an ounce of alls that you were talking about earlier . Announceables that you were talking about. Yes, that is the point of this, really. They were very flowing in their language and their praise for each other, but when it comes to concrete steps to change anything, that remains to be seen. We heard a xijinping talking that remains to be seen. We heard a xi jinping talking about these deals that have been announced in conjunction with Donald Trumps trippier. 250 billion worth of deals, we are led to believe, between chinese and us companies. But when you look at them, a lot of these, they are just these so called memorandums of understanding. It is ha rd to memorandums of understanding. It is hard to see whether that will rip isnt a genuine contract. You know, we are going to buy this many units from you and you are going to deliver them to us. Instead, it is like, we think we might do this in the future, sort of thing. So it is not necessarily as major a breakthrough as it would suggest. Nevertheless, you cannot be too cynical about these things, and better to have those memorandums of understanding than not have them. As for donald trump, i think it was interesting, we didnt hear much from xijinping on north korea. Im not sure i heard him refer to north korea at all. But donald trump spoke a lot about it. Earlier, at a business gathering, he said china could quickly and easily fix the problem of north korea. I dont know if you use that language when he went face to face with xijinping. That is how language when he went face to face with xi jinping. That is how we spoke about it with business leaders. Interesting that he referred to the north korean menace and he said this, it is interesting, 110w and he said this, it is interesting, now is the time to liberate this region from this nuclear menace. I dont know if he is talking about regime change. The chinese certainly wouldnt be going along with that. If he is talking about ridding the peninsular of Nuclear Weapons, that isa peninsular of Nuclear Weapons, that is a different matter. Just to say, steve, it is tricky to hear the press conference where you are, but president xijinping mentioned north korea and he said they have reiterated a commitment to achieve a geenie to arise north korea, and both china and the us would maintain communication on that issue denuclearised. As you say, donald trump was much more forthright, and said it would require more collective action. The question is what happens now . It would seem both president s are at pains to say how historic this meeting has been on the responsibility they both have when it comes to the issue of peace in the region, the Korean Peninsular, and also beyond that. Of course. This wasnt really a press conference, we could say. It was like a statement. They both came out and said something. But it is something to see the two most powerful people in the world up there together saving they will call rate with one another. You are right, i did not hear sheeting pink say they would be ongoing communication over north korea xi jinping. How do you get them to give up jinping. How do you get them to give up Nuclear Weapons when they have nailed their colours to the mask and they have said this is part of our raison detre, and they said they are prepared to negotiate once they have a fully capable intercontinental ballistic missile, then they will start talking. But for china and the us, that is a bit late. For now, thank you so much. 0ur correspondent in beijing. You are with the briefing. Welcome to the programme. It was an unusual start to the programme. We live in beijing where us President Trump and chinese president xi were addressing the press, talking about their discussions this morning and some of theissues discussions this morning and some of the issues that they have talked about and some of the agreements that they have made in principle. Steve was talking through some of the issues. General electric has announced three commercial deals with chinese partners. Those deals amount to around three and a half billion dollars in terms of value. That is something that has happened on the sidelines of this state visit. Now, lets talk about other stories in the news. The british Prime Minister theresa may is under pressure to restore stability to the government after the second resignation from her cabinet in a week. The International Development secretary, priti patel, has stepped down after being summoned back from africa by mrs may, to answer more questions about her unauthorised meetings with israeli politicians. Heres our political correspondent, alex forsyth. Arriving in london, priti patel could have guessed herfate. She had been summoned back from kenya by number ten, been summoned back from kenya by numberten, an been summoned back from kenya by number ten, an official trip to africa cup short. She entered downing street by the back door and left having lost herjob cut short. Resigning after failing to disclose details of unauthorised meetings with israeli politicians. In her letter to the Prime Minister, she said i accept my actions fell below the high standards that are expected of a secretary of state. For the second time in just over a week, theresa may must now decide how to fill a gap around the top table. Michael fallon quit as defence secretary last week over his personal conduct. This team was carefully chosen to represent different tory views over brexit, and some are keen that is maintained. There is a divide between people who want brexit to mean we are basically staying within the eu. They are essentially the remain as who are unchanged. And they give a veneer of acceptance but havent truly accepted remainers. There are quite a lot of people who we re there are quite a lot of people who were quite balanced when they made the decision as to which side to support, who are now really rather enthusiastic about brexit and want to get on with it properly. Whatever the Prime Ministers decision about who should now sit in her cabinet, she will face intense scrutiny over her choice. Now to our top business story. The driverless bus in la has been in an accident. Dave lee has been covering this story for us. It has been obviously quite a furore because this issue of driverless vehicles has been pushed hard by some Companies Like google. They seem some Companies Like google. They seem to be having a lot of issues as they take to the roads, the real roads. This bus had people on it, a truck collided with it. It would seem truck collided with it. It would seem it is not the fault of the d riverless seem it is not the fault of the driverless bus. Of course they are going to investigate it. We are asking viewers if you w