would provide stability for the region and the whole world. the us and china agreed on resuming high level military communication and slowing the production of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of drug overdose deaths in the us. however, the leaders are still at odds over taiwan with president 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 taiwan as a democratically self governed island. for more on the apec summit, i spoke to chief presenter sumi somaskanda in san francisco. this really has been an all government approach, several members of the biden administration cabinet here working with chinese counterparts, the commerce secretary, the secretary of state, and also the us special climate envoy, john kerry, an important part of negotiations as well. president biden said, we want to make sure there is a level economic playing fi