city that I care about. >> All right. We have some breaking news to bring you right now. President Biden speaking from Woodside after that historic meeting with China's president. Let's listen in. >> Constructive and productive discussions we've had. I've been meeting with President Xi since both those for vice president over ten years ago. Our meetings have always been candid and straightforward. We haven't always agreed, but they've been straightforward. And today, build on the groundwork related with the past several months of high level diplomacy between our teams. We've made some important progress, I believe. First, I'm pleased to announce that after many years of being on hold, we are restarting cooperation between the United States and PRC on counter-narcotic Birx in 2019. You may remember, China took action to greatly reduce the amount of fentanyl shipped directly from China to the United States. But in the years since that time, the challenge has evolved from finished fentanyl to fentanyl chemical ingredient and pill presses which are being shipped without controls. And by the way, some of these pills are being inserted in other drugs like cocaine. And a lot of people are dying. More people in the United States between the ages of 18 to 49 die from fentanyl than from guns, car accidents or any other cause, period. So today, with this new understanding, we're taking action to signify reduce the flow of precursor chemicals and pill presses from China to the Western Hemisphere. It's going to save lives. And I appreciate President Xi's commitment on this issue. President Xi and I tasked our teams to maintain a policy and law enforcement coordination going forward to make sure it works. I also want to thank the bipartisan congressional delegation to China, led by Leader Schumer in October for supporting efforts to this effort so strongly. Secondly, and this is a critically important we're reassuming more military to military contact direct contacts as a lot of you pressed know who follow this that's been cut off and it's been very worrisome. That's how accidents happen misunderstood things. So we're back to direct open, clear, direct communication and on a on a direct basis vital miscalculate actions on either side can and can cause real, real trouble with a with a country like China or any other major country. And so I think we've made real progress there as well. And thirdly, we're going to get our experts together to discuss risk and safety issues associated with artificial intelligence. As many of you who traveled with me around the world, almost everywhere I go, every major leader wants to talk about the impact of artificial intelligence. These are tangible steps in the right direction to determine what's useful and what's not useful, what's dangerous and what's acceptable. More over. There are evidence of cases that that I've made all along. 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 all 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 will expect not just in people in China, in the United States, but the rest of the world expects that of us. And that's what the United States is going to be doing. Today, President Xi and I also exchanged views on a range of regional and global issues, including Russia's refusal to and brutal war to stop the war in a brutal war of aggression against Ukraine. And conflict in Gaza and as I always do, I raised areas where the United States has concerns about the PRC's actions, including detaining and exit banned us citizens. Human rights and corrective coercive activities in the South China Sea. We discussed all three of those things. I gave them names of individuals that we think are being held and hopefully we can get them released as well. No agreement on that. No agreement on that. I also stressed the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits, and it's clear that we object to Beijing's non-market economic practices and disadvantaged that disadvantaged American businesses and workers. And that will continue to address them. And I named what I thought a number of those were. I welcome the positive steps we've taken today. And it's important for the world to see that we're implementing the approach in the best traditions of American diplomacy. We're talking to our competitors and the key and just just talking just made Blunt with one another. So there's no misunderstanding as a key element to maintaining global stability and delivering for the American people. And in the months ahead, we're going to continue to preserve and pursue high level diplomacy, the PRC and both directions us to keep the lines of communication open, including between President Xi and me. He and I agreed that each of one of us could pick up the phone call directly and would be heard immediately. And that's now. I'd like to be able to take some questions, if I may. And I'm told that Dmitri, of the financial Times has the first question. >> Thank you. And as an Irishman, I apologize for bringing the rain. >> Well, holy God, I wouldn't have called on you if I'd known that. Now. I'm teasing. Go ahead . Fire away. >> President Biden, given that America is playing a key role in two major global crises in Ukraine and in Gaza, does that alter your previous commitment to defend Taiwan from any Chinese military action? And did Xi Jinping outline the conditions under which China would attack Taiwan? Look I reiterate what I've said since I've become president and what every previous president of late has said, that we maintain in the agreement that there is a one China policy and that I'm not going to change that. >> That's not going to change. And so that's about the extent to which we discussed it. Next question. Sorry, was Bloomberg. >> It appears among other issues, that your agreement with President Xi over fentanyl would require will require a lot of trust and verification to ensure success. Curbing those drug flows. I'm wondering after today and considering all that you've been through in the past year, would you say, Mr. President, that you trust President Xi? And secondly, if I could, on Taiwan, you, you and your administration officials have warned President Xi and China about interference in the upcoming elections. I'm wondering what would the consequences be if they do, in fact, interfere in those elections? >> Well, I may have had that discussion with them to made it clear I didn't expect any interference any at all. And we had that discussion as he was leaving. Look do I trust I trust. But verifies that old saying goes. That's where I am at. And you know, we're in a competitive relationship. China and the United States. But my responsibility is to make it make this rational and manageable so it so it doesn't result in conflict. But that's what I'm all about. That's what this is about to find a place where we can come together, where and where we find mutual interest. That but most importantly, from my perspective , that are in interest to the American people. That's what this is about. And that's exactly what we'll do. You know, we're in a situation where we agreed that it fentanyl as its precursors will be curbed substantially. And the pill presses that's a big that's a big movement. They're doing that . And by the way, you know, I won't I guess I shouldn't identify where it occurred, but John, I know two people near where I live, their kids literally, as I said, strange. They woke up dead. Somebody that inserted in an whether the young man did or not, it insert it in a drug. He was taken fentanyl again I don't I hope you don't have any experience with knowing anyone but this is the largest killer of people in that age category. And you know. I guess the other thing I think is most important is that since I spent more time with President Xi than any world leader has, just because we were vice presidents as his president was president. Hu I'm not making a joke. President Hu And President Obama thought we should get to know one another. What an appropriate for the president of the United States to be dealing with the vice president. So we met, if I'm not mistaken. I think it was 68 hours of just face to face, just us and a simultaneous interpreter. So I think I know the man. I know his modus operandi. He's been we have disagreements. He has a different view than I have and a lot of things. But but he's been straight. I don't mean that good, bad or indifferent. He's just been straight and so, you know, we as I said, the thing that I find most assuring is he raised and I fully agree that either one of us have any concern on, Mr. Ambassador, any concern about anything between our nations or happening in our region. We should pick up the phone and call one another and we'll take the call. That's an important progress. I'm embarrassed, I think, as CBS, but I can't remember who and CBS . I'm sorry, Mr. President. I'm sorry. I apologize. You continue to stress competition with China does not veer into conflict or competition in the past two years, there have 180 incidents. >> Chinese aggression against aircraft. And of course, ramped up military activities in the South China Sea. >> If that does not count, veering into confrontation, then what does it issue? Warning against that? >> Well, first of all, none of it did end up in a conflict, number one. Number two, you you may recall I did a few little things like get the quad together to allow Australia to have access to new submarines moving into direction to work with the Philippines. So our actions speak louder than our words. He fully understands and because. Of the need of the days there I a question about the idea raid on the hospital as it contained and out hospital that is there this week also said that must protect hospital. >> So when you weigh the target against number of civilians by the hospital is operation Weigh just. >> Well look, we did discuss this, by the way. But we can't let that get out of control. All here's the situation. You have a circumstance where the first war crime is being committed by Hamas, by having their headquarters, their military hidden under a hospital. And that's a fact. That's what's happened in Israel, did not go in with large number of troops, did not raid, did not rush everything down. They've gone in and they've gone in with their soldiers, carry in weapons, their guns. They were told told let me be precise. We've discussed the need for them to be incredibly careful. You have a circumstance where you know there is a fair number of Hamas terror terrorists and Hamas has already said publicly that they plan on attacking Israel again when like they did before, Napa do everything cutting babies, heads off to Birmingham, burning women and children alive. And so the idea that they're going to just stop and not do anything is not realistic. This is not the carpet bombing. This is a different thing. They're going through these tunnels. They're going into the hospital. And if you notice, I, I was mildly preoccupied today. I apologize. I didn't see everything. But what I did see, whether I haven't had to confirmed yet, I am asked my team the answer to the question, but what happened is they're also bringing in incubators. We're bringing in other other means to help the people in the hospital. And they've given the doctors and I'm told the doctors and nurses and personnel an opportunity to get out of harm's way. So this is a different story than I believe what was occurring before the indiscriminate bombing. What do you got? Washington Post? I think that's right. Thank you, Mr. President. Oh, there you are. Sorry, I couldn't see in the light. Mr. President, Israel's war in Gaza, More than 11,000 Palestinians just over a month. And you're breaking up. Didn't. Israel's war in Gaza has killed more than 11,000 Palestinian in just over a month and created a humanitarian disaster. >> Israeli officials have said this work once or even years. Have you communicate to Prime Minister Netanyahu any sort of deadline or time frame for how long you are willing to support Israel in this operation? Are you comfortable with the operation going on indefinite? And is there any deal underway to free hostages? Thank you. Yes >> You know, working backwards and forward. Look, I have been deeply involved in moving on the hostage negotiation in an and I don't want to get ahead of myself here because I don't know what's happened in the last four hours. But I have we've gotten great cooperation from the Qataris. I've spoken with them as well as a number of times. I think the pause and that is really that the Israelis have agreed to down to I'm getting too much detail. I know, Mr. Secretary, I'm going to stop the . But I am I am mildly hopeful. I'm mildly hopeful with regard to when is this going to stop? I think is it going to stop when the when Hamas no longer maintains the capacity to murder and abuse and just do a horrific things to the Israelis. And they're in and they still think at least as of this morning, they still thought they could. I guess the best way for me to say it is that I take a look the IDF, the Israeli Defense Forces, acknowledges they have an obligation to use as much caution as they can in going after their targets. But it's not like they're rushing to the hospital, knocking down doors. And you know, pulling people aside and shooting people indiscriminately. But Hamas, as I said, said they plan on attacking Israelis again and this is a terrible dilemma. So what do you do? I think that Israel is also taking risks themselves about their folks being killed and 1 to 1 going through these hospital rooms, hospital halls. But one thing has been establish that is that Hamas does have a headquarters where weapons material below this hospital and I suspect others. But how long is it going to last? I don't know. Look I've made it clear to the Israelis that the Bantus whau cabinet that I think the only ultimate answer here is a two state solution. That's real. We got to get to the point where there is an ability to be able to even talk, talk without worrying about whether or not we're just dealing with or dealing with Hamas. That's going to engage in the same activities they did over the past on the seventh. So it's but I can't tell. I'm not a fortune teller. I can't tell you how long it's going to last. But I can tell you, I don't think it ultimately ends until there's a two state solution. I made it clear to the Israelis, I think it's a big mistake for them to think they're going to occupy Gaza and maintain Gaza. I don't think that works. And so we're going to I think you're going to see efforts to bring along. Well, I shouldn't go in any more because that's been things I've been negotiated with Arab countries and others about what the next steps are. But anyway, thank you all very much. Appreciate it very much. Thank you. This ends the press conference. >> I want. To about hostages. >> You said you were coming. What? When you said we're coming for you when Hamas said they plan on doing the same thing again, what they did, what they did on the seventh, they're going to go in. >> They want to slaughter Israelis. They want to do it again. They've said it out loud. They're not kidding about it. They're not backing off. And so I just ask a rhetorical question . I wonder what we would do if that were the case on the hostages, though. >> You said we're coming for you. What do you mean, to the American hostages? We said, we're coming for you. >> What I meant was, I'm doing everything in my power to get you out, coming to help you, to get you out. I don't mean sending military in to get them is that what you thought I might mean? No, no, no. I was not talking about a military. I was talking about. You're on our mind every single day. 5 or 6 times a day. I'm working on how I can be helpful in getting the hostages released out and have a period of time where there's a pause long enough to let that happen and are somewhere between 50 and 100 hostages. There We thank you, sir. >> Once a three year old American child, you're darn right it is. >> That's why I'm not going to stop till we get her. She's. Right. >> There You have it in person. Diplomacy happening today in the Bay Area. You have been listening to President Biden tonight addressing his meeting with the president of China. There in Woodside. The president saying, quote, We made some important progress. Yes, end quote. Two big points. President Biden did address there in his remarks tonight, saying that him and the president have agreed to curb fentanyl production. And as we know, the fentanyl crisis has been front and center right here in the Bay Area. President Biden also mentioning that the US and China are now reopening military ties. >> And as we know, it was the first face to face meeting these two world leaders have had in a year. They spent a couple of hours together at the Filoli Historic House and Gardens down there in Woodside as well as agreeing to restarting the anti-drug policies combating fentanyl and military to military communications. As President Biden also said, they agreed to get a handle on regulating artificial intelligence to determine what's working, what's not working, what's dangerous, what's not dangerous. Also on global issues, President Biden said they also talked about Russia's refusal to end the war with Ukraine, as well as talking about the war in Gaza. Again, President Biden saying real progress, positive steps were taken today between the US and China. So what's later tonight? >> Well, President Biden will soon be on his way from Woodside back to San Francisco, where there is a reception open for the president. And first lady there at the exploratory Liam along the waterfront. >> And then later tonight, president of China will be meeting with US business leaders in San Francisco. And we, of course, will have a complete coverage on all of that for you. That's coming up tonight at 10:00. In the meantime
