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 rest of all expect not just in people in china and united states, but the rest of the world expects that of us. and that's what the united states is going to be doing. earlier in the day, president xi also spoke about the importance of finding a way forward for the two nations. translation: two large countries like china - and the united states turning their back on each other is not an option. it is unrealistic for one side to remodel the other, and conflict and confrontation has unbearable consequences for both sides. planet earth is big enough for the two countries to succeed. and one country's success is an opportunity for the other. turning now to our reporter helena humphrey, who is in san francisco. covering the apec summit as well as this meeting between president xi and president biden. low expectations coming into this meeting between the two leaders, walk us through what came out of this summit. certainly low expectations going into this, the white house saying that perhaps there wouldn't be any major breakthroughs, just a fact that these two leaders were sitting down face to face was already seen as something of a milestone. president biden said that in his conversations with president xi, he said, i've known him for a long time and these conversations were candid and constructive. just to run you through some of the takeaway is from that conversation according to the press conference from president biden. firstly, the issue of military communications, they will once again be restored, remember that they were knocked out essentially, china pulled out essentially, china pulled out following nancy pelosi's visit to taiwan in august last year. so they will be restored once again, hopefully making the world a safer place, because why are they not to be in place, if there were any kind of military incursion it could be seen as an act of war. secondly on the point with regards to a working group on artificial intelligence, of course china a world leader in that industry, the two sides coming together to discuss any potential guardrails in the future, particularly when it comes to nuclear weaponry. and once again, also a commitment to re—establishing dialogue when it comes to narcotics, specifically with fentanyl, an issue you can see here in san francisco and potentially seeing a limit on the chemicals that china exports to mexico and then is mixed into fentanyl, which is ravaging the united states right now. some of the other issues they have committed to collaborating on, president buying sign we are competitive nations but that competition must not lead to conflict, that is what the world expects of us. what about forei . n world expects of us. what about foreign policy? _ world expects of us. what about foreign policy? was _ world expects of us. what about foreign policy? was the - world expects of us. what about foreign policy? was the war- world expects of us. what about foreign policy? was the war in i foreign policy? was the war in the middle east and the conflict taking place in ukraine on the agenda? many issues to talk _ ukraine on the agenda? many issues to talk about _ ukraine on the agenda? many issues to talk about there. - issues to talk about there. according to a senior us official, russia and russia's invasion of ukraine was brought up invasion of ukraine was brought up with president xi saying that there had to be a diplomatic solution on that front. president biden also confirming they did speak about it. according to that senior officials speaking to reuters, president biden asked president xi to speak to iran to ensure that this conflict in the middle east doesn't escalate further, to try and weigh in on that, and of course on taiwan as well, that was reached with china saying it didn't have plans to make military moves on taiwan in the future. we plans to make military moves on taiwan in the future.— taiwan in the future. we will have more — taiwan in the future. we will have more updates - taiwan in the future. we will have more updates on - taiwan in the future. we will have more updates on the i have more updates on the situation, for now, helena humphrey reporting from san francisco, thank you. we havejennifer francisco, thank you. we have jennifer welch from bloomberg and lucy hornby, visiting scholar at hertford because my furbank centre for chinese studies. thank you both for being here. jennifer, to start with you, we heard from president biden, calling the meeting is constructive and productive, what were your impressions of the summit and what ended up coming out of it? i think there are three major takeaways from this meeting. first was the cooperation they announced, there was a major query for present biden, the fact this is becoming increasingly a prison issue and growing political pressure to be tough on china when it comes to fentanyl. the second piece is reopening military to military dialogue. it sounds like a low bar but it's actually incredibly important, given how close the us and chinese military forces are operating next to each other in the indo—pacific, and the rising rates of close intercepts or unprofessional behaviour in the effort of the third piece was president biden emphasising that he has secured from president xi a commitment that beijing would pick up the phone if president biden never needed to call in the event of a crisis or other international issueis a crisis or other international issue is of course it remains to be seen the actual enforcement of all these efforts but there was —— my brother were positive signs in the biden and and restriction because my efforts to visit is a forum for the generations. and where those positive signs, in your mind quickly i think there are positive but i think we should keep in mind that this isjust we should keep in mind that this is just reverting to where we were a years ago. this isjust reverting to where we were a years ago. president xi and trump — we were a years ago. president xi and trump announced - we were a years ago. president xi and trump announced a - xi and trump announced a fentanyl— xi and trump announced a fentanyl deal, the bare minimum of keeping that kind of communication open so that any accidentai— communication open so that any accidental clash doesn't turn into— accidental clash doesn't turn into war_ accidental clash doesn't turn into war and that's something thai's— into war and that's something that's been going on for a long time — that's been going on for a long time so— that's been going on for a long time so in— that's been going on for a long time. so in a way we are returning— time. so in a way we are returning to talking to each other, _ returning to talking to each other, which i think is great. but — other, which i think is great. but i — other, which i think is great. bui i think— other, which i think is great. but i think it's quite remarkable that we are reverting to that very basic level— reverting to that very basic level of— reverting to that very basic level of getting along, so there _ level of getting along, so there is— level of getting along, so there is of a state a lot more that— there is of a state a lot more that we — there is of a state a lot more that we have to be doing to say that we have to be doing to say that the — that we have to be doing to say that the two countries are really _ that the two countries are really making progress. but i cuess, really making progress. but i guess. lucy. _ really making progress. but i guess. lucy. to _ really making progress. but i guess, lucy, to come - really making progress. but i guess, lucy, to come back i really making progress. but i j guess, lucy, to come back to you, if you look at the list of things that came out of the summit or at least some agreements, fentanyl discussions, artificial intelligence agreements to resume military communication, does of the cell president biden got a lot of what he might have been hoping for going into this meeting. i think it did. i'm not saying it's— think it did. i'm not saying it's hot— think it did. i'm not saying it's not positive, just think it's— it's not positive, just think it's very— it's not positive, just think it's very much a reflection of how— it's very much a reflection of how poor— it's very much a reflection of how poor relations were and how poor— how poor relations were and how poor communications was. re—establishing these very basic— re—establishing these very basic things is considered a positive _ basic things is considered a positive. i mean, i see it as a positive — positive. i mean, i see it as a positive step too but also see it as — positive step too but also see it as a — positive step too but also see it as a reflection of how very broken — it as a reflection of how very broken the relationship has been — broken the relationship has been. , , ,, . been. very good perspective there. before _ been. very good perspective there. before we _ been. very good perspective there. before we move - been. very good perspective there. before we move on, i been. very good perspective - there. before we move on, want to bring this moment, this was during that press conference, he was asked about his thoughts on the chinese leader and whether or not he still considered him a dictator. would you still refer to preston _ would you still refer to preston and _ would you still refer to preston and she - would you still refer to preston and she has i would you still refer to preston and she has ai would you still refer to - preston and she has a dictator? lug, _ preston and she has a dictator? lug, he — preston and she has a dictator? lug, he is, _ preston and she has a dictator? lug, he is, he— preston and she has a dictator? lug, he is, he is— preston and she has a dictator? lug, he is, he is addicted - preston and she has a dictator? lug, he is, he is addicted in- lug, he is, he is addicted in the — lug, he is, he is addicted in the sense... —— where he is a dictator~ _ the sense... -- where he is a dictator-— the sense... -- where he is a dictator. what do you make of the relationship _ dictator. what do you make of the relationship between - dictator. what do you make of| the relationship between these two leaders, which does stretch back several years?— back several years? yes, they first met _ back several years? yes, they first met when _ back several years? yes, they first met when they _ back several years? yes, they first met when they were - back several years? yes, theyj first met when they were both vice presidents, and vice president was charged with introducing vice president xi jinping on his tour of the us and there was a reciprocal visit to china. so he made remarks on the fact they have this long—running relationship, that he has talked to mr xi a of our times is a world leader, and i think as a result of that he also feels it is important efforts i see will still be candid in talking about not only xijinping in candid in talking about not only xi jinping in the chinese political system, the state of the chinese economy as well, and leveraging that personal relationship to have frank and honest dialogue which he sees as an important point of having as an important point of having a more mature relationship and acknowledging the fact these two countries are not always going to get along but it's especially in the moments they need to at least be able to talk to each other.- talk to each other. lucy, another _ talk to each other. lucy, another interesting - talk to each other. lucy, l another interesting point, talk to each other. lucy, - another interesting point, we saw the conference from president biden common there was no press conference from president xi. nojoint statement, which you might often see from a meeting like this. what do those two things signal to you about the state of this relationship?- signal to you about the state of this relationship? well, no ress of this relationship? well, no press conference _ of this relationship? well, no press conference is _ of this relationship? well, no press conference is very - of this relationship? well, no| press conference is very much part— press conference is very much part of— press conference is very much part of the _ press conference is very much part of the course for xi jinping, _ part of the course for xi jinping, there have been a few examples in the past where he has had — examples in the past where he has had joint appearances with other— has had joint appearances with other leaders, usually there are only— other leaders, usually there are only one or two and they are only one or two and they are carefully vetted in advance, so that's a very differeht_ advance, so that's a very different way that he has been interacting with the public and of course _ interacting with the public and of course president biden is in a democracy so he is used to taking — a democracy so he is used to taking those kind of questions. ithink— taking those kind of questions. ithihk it — taking those kind of questions. i think it really shows how different the two systems are, 'ust different the two systems are, just like — different the two systems are, just like biden's remark about, welt, _ just like biden's remark about, well, he — just like biden's remark about, well, he is _ just like biden's remark about, well, he is a dictator but we still— well, he is a dictator but we still have _ well, he is a dictator but we still have to talk to him. mr xi made _ still have to talk to him. mr xi made a _ still have to talk to him. mr xi made a similar remark in his statement _ xi made a similar remark in his statement which he made, say something like the one country shouldn't— something like the one country shouldn't be shaping the other. and if— shouldn't be shaping the other. and if we — shouldn't be shaping the other. and if we have to get along in the future, then one of the basics _ the future, then one of the basics for— the future, then one of the basics for getting along is to recognise we have very, very different _ recognise we have very, very different systems.— different systems. jennifer, briefl , different systems. jennifer, briefly. do _ different systems. jennifer, briefly, do you _ different systems. jennifer, briefly, do you think- different systems. jennifer, briefly, do you think the - briefly, do you think the summit did enough to start to ease those incredible tensions we've seen playing out over the past few months between these countries which are low as we mentioned earlier, it's a bit of a low bar, the fact that progress is reallyjust getting back to where we were not that long ago in advance of some of the tensions that have happened over taiwan for example. i think this did indicate positive momentum. i think this did indicate positive momentum. think this did indicate ositive momentum. ~ positive momentum. i think the one note of _ positive momentum. i think the one note of caution _ positive momentum. i think the one note of caution is _ positive momentum. i think the one note of caution is the - positive momentum. i think the one note of caution is the two l one note of caution is the two presidents met last year in indonesia, likewise a pretty positive meeting that set out a joint intention to establish guardrails in the relationship and a few months later things went pretty off track when there was the incident of a chinese spy balloon over the united states. so i would caution that. i think this was a positive step forward, it is still pretty far something that can be easily disrupted by another incident in the relationship in the relationship in the relationship and certainly with on the horizon and political pressures are building, i wouldn't discount the possibility that things might not proceed extremely smoothly over the next year or so. jennifer welch and lucy hornby, thank you so much. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making the news. britain's prime minister says he will press ahead with plans to send asylum seekers to rwanda — after the highest court in the uk ruled that the government's policy was unlawful. rishi sunak said the uk was working on a new treaty with rwanda that would protect against the removal of asylum seekers from rwanda back to their home country. it comes amid a turbulent week in uk politics. you gave your home secretary the heave — you gave your home secretary the heave ho — you gave your home secretary the heave ho on _ you gave your home secretary the heave ho on monday. - 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