for tens of thousands of drug overdose deaths in the us. and they also agreed to dialogue on artificial intelligence, people to people exchanges, and to boost flights between the nations. but the leaders are still at odds over taiwan, with xi calling it the biggest and most dangerous issue in bilateral ties. beijing considers it part of its territory, while the us maintains unofficial relations with the democratically self governed island. here s what president biden had to say about the us relationship with china at the apec summit on thursday. let me be clear. we are de risking and diversifying our relationship with the prc, not decoupling. not decoupling. we will be firm, standing up for our values and our interest, and i was very straightforward, as he was with me yesterday. at the same time, on critical global issues, such as climate, aia, counter narcotics, it makes sense to work together. we ve committed to work together. we are going to continue our commitment to di
face-to-face finally. the presidents of two su superpowers play nice after a year of no talk. that s tonight on news talk . good evening. i m abby phillip in new york. tonight, what president biden calls important progress between the united states and china. the specifics may seem small, but the american president calls the areas of agreement important on fentanyl, on keeping the phones open between militaries and on artificial intelligence. today we watched carefully orchestrated diplomatic theater between these two superpowers a handshake, a walk outside, a hollywood mansion in woodside california, but the stakes are far more consequential than fiction. to take a tumult uous year and basically put it to the side. that you and i understand each other clearly leader to leader with no misconceptions or miscommunication. we have to ensure that competition does not veer into confl confliction. a short while ago at a rare press conference, the president called it his