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
hello, if you havejustjoined us, you are very welcome. let s crack on with the top business stories. we start in san francisco where, as you have been hearing, president biden has hailed real progress following four hours of talks with china s president xi on the sidelines of the apec summit. they agreed to reopen communications between the military on both sides and work together to stem the flow of the opioid drug fentanyl into the us. but there was no concession from the us on lifting trade sanctions on china including the export ban on advanced computer chips which president xi had complained is harming china. 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, or accidental 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 the world expects no
a line of breaking news before the sport coming from new york with the reuters news agency reporting that the un security council is due to vote later today on a draft resolution that calls for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the gaza strip for a sufficient number of days to enable aid access. that is according to diplomats, some diplomats say they expect the 15 member council to adopt the resolution although some countries were likely to abstain. the resolution needs nine foes and could be vetoed, so a vote is expected later in the day on extended humanitarian pauses and corridors through the gaza strip, so we will keep an eye on that and bring you more as it comes in. now let s head to the bbc sport centre. isaac is therefore us. let s start at the cricket world cup where virat kohli has scored his 50th odi hundred, breaking the record of fellow indian legend sachin tendulkar. kohli s milestone occured in the first semi final against new zea