jinping on saturday — the final meeting between the two leaders before mr biden leaves the white house. they met on the sidelines of the apec summit in lima, peru. mr xi described the relationship between china and the us as having "ups and downs" but that it plays a key role in shaping global stability. he said that china is willing to support a smooth transition when us president—elect donald trump takes office injanuary. the comments follow mr trump s pledge to introduce significant tariff hikes on chinese goods, as well as take a tougher diplomatic stance towards beijing. during the meeting, president biden reflected on his relationship with mr. xi while in office. we haven't always agreed but our conversations have always been candid and always been frank. we have never kidded when another for the i think thatis when another for the i think that is vital. these conversations prevent

miscalculations and ensure the competition between our two countries will not veer into conflict. the competition, not conflict. the competition, not conflict. that's our responsibility to our people for that and as you indicated to the people around the world, we're the most important alliance and the most important relationship in the entire world. for more on the meeting, i've been speaking to yun sun, senior fellow and director of the china program at the stimson center. i want to start by getting your reaction to some of the here and now from this latest summit. really, the last between xijinping and president biden. what stood out to you? from the readout of the summit we hear, pretty much a chinese message to the incoming president trump rather than a farewell message to president biden. i think both the americans and chinese know very well that president biden is in a classical term a lame duck period of his presidency.

nothing he says at this point really matters about relations because with trump a lot of things are starting of things are starting to change. i think for china, used the opportunity to express their hope, their aspirations. and their vision for the relationship and hope president trump will listen to the chinese message somehow. we heard from xijinping saying china is ready to work with the new trump administration, saying they want a smooth transition when it comes to china and us ties for the given some of the rhetoric we've heard from donald trump how likely do you think a smooth transition may be? we're going to look at a very turbulent period of the bad relationship. if you look at robably the year of the best us relations

in the past years and the next future eight years. donald trump is made a number of comments about trade with china and the unfair] two trade practices from china. he also made comments about china's relationship with the united states being unfairfor the us workers, for the us people. i think trade will be his priority. the way he plans to address the trade imbalance according to his campaign rhetoric is to impose a 60% tariff across the board. what is the likelihood of that? are we on the precipice of what could be a major trade war between two of the biggest economies in the world? technically us and china have been in a trade war since 2018 that trade war was stopped or suspended by president biden because none of the chairs were really removal that what we look at the future trade relations is only going to become more volatile and more unpredictable.

where do you think the legacy might lie for president biden? he said during this meeting that this relationship with china should be about competition not conflict. have we seen that? we've seen some pretty big conflict, the two sides hardly talking but we've also seen agreement when it comes comes to climate change, reducing the flow of fentanal, where does president biden is legacy lie here? also took the first two year we friction between us and china for that there was an anchorage meeting where the two sides basically yelled at each other. there were also a number of interactions relating to taiwan which peaked in the summer of 2022 when nancy pelosi visited taiwan and china responded, it was on precedented exercise around the island. then in 2023 and 2024 we saw this relationship start

to stableize for that were seeing the corporation, limited corporation flowing from the directions. the competitive side of the relationship remains, which is where the tariffs still remain and also the export restriction imposed by the biden administration continue to tighten. i would say the biggest characteristic of the biden — a china policy probably lies in vessel to eventually some china policy probably lies in vessel to eventually some level of stabilization was achieved during the last two years of his term. and the cooperation that ensued has been an advantage to us special interests. as mr biden wraps up his presidency, we're getting a clearer picture here in washington of what donald trump's second term in the white house might look like. on saturday the president—elect picked oil executive chris wright to head the department of energy — and to serve on the newly—created council of national energy. as secretary of energy, chris wright will shape policy towards nuclear security, scientific research, and renewable energy. the fracking boss is a staunch defender of fossil fuels and has denied the existence of a climate crisis.

he willjoin interior secretary nominee doug burgum on the energy council — which is tasked with "cutting red tape. " mr wrightjoins a growing list of trump cabinet nominees — several of whom are facing intense scrutiny. amena saiyid is the washington correspondent for cipher news, a climate change technology news site. we can dive deeper on what some of these pics mean for energy and climate change. chris wright not a name we heard much about recently, where you surprised at this pick for energy secretary? his name wasn't mentioned among the ones that were floating around in the mainstream media. his positions don't come as a surprise for the day completely dovetailed with what president elect trump has voiced throughout his campaign. he wants to aggressively pursue oil and gas production. and mr

wright has been a vocal oil and gas advocate. he has espoused fracking, which is the reason why the united states became the number one oil and gas producer. the number one oil and gas producer-— the number one oil and gas producer. the number one oil and gas roducer. , ., ,, , producer. given that the us is already producing _ producer. given that the us is already producing more - producer. given that the us is already producing more oil. producer. given that the us is| already producing more oil and gas than ever before, is there room under a trump administration to increase further? , ., , administration to increase further? there is always room. the question — further? there is always room. the question is _ further? there is always room. the question is the _ the question is the environmental impact, the climate impact. that is what is going to come into play over here. the biden administration was expected to open up some public lands for oil and gas

leases. i believe it has been slow in getting those out and that has been a point of contention among oil and gas executives. we should see a lot more of that happening for them in the inflation reduction act of 2022 there was language that stipulated that the administration has to open up certain lands. they have been slow about it and they have been sued in court about it. now they have to do it. they've not been as aggressive or responded with that i suspect all of that is going to happen. when you mentioned the inflation reduction act, joe biden signature climate bill, how do you think chris right now a second trump administration will deal with that bill? there's been a lot of speculation and trump and said he wants to repeal most of

it. what do you think we will see here?— see here? first of all, they would really _ see here? first of all, they would really need - see here? first of all, they would really need a - see here? first of all, theyi would really need a sizable majority, which they have now in the house and senate. but they would need democrats to to be able to undo that law. keep in mind that most states in the united states that have received benefits from manufacturing, solar manufacturing, solar manufacturing, installing renewables, creating hydrogen, name it, republicans in those states have benefited from it. by states have benefited from it. by that i mean states that voted for president elect trump in 2020. now that we have all the swing states more or less voted for him, that number actuallyjumps up to 79% of the money that's going to the states. it's going to be a

balancing act.— states. it's going to be a balancin: act. ~ . ., balancing act. we heard about this council— balancing act. we heard about this council of— balancing act. we heard about this council of national- this council of national energy. this is a new creation by donald trump for his second administration, chris right will be on it, doug berger will be owner, secretary of the interior, donald trump wrote it's all about us energy dominance. he wrote it in. what is this council mean, what does that phrase mean in terms of actual policy? in that phrase mean in terms of actual policy?— actual policy? in terms of actual policy? in terms of actual policy _ actual policy? in terms of actual policy it _ actual policy? in terms of actual policy it means - actual policy it means that they are pretty much going to vote for all energy types. which means basically that fossil fuels are which means basically that fossilfuels are again which means basically that fossil fuels are again in the mix. although market forces have driven coal fire power and coal mines at of business this administration is going to try to prop it up, from what i

understand. from reading between the lines of various reports. i believe they will have to play a balancing act in trying to move forward with the clean energy, which is being installed as in renewables being installed and batteries being installed and batteries being installed and developed in different states at the same time it means liquefied natural gas, a pause will be listed on that. ., , gas, a pause will be listed on that. . , ., that. that is something that joe that. that is something that joe biden — that. that is something that joe biden has— that. that is something that joe biden has really - that. that is something that joe biden has really pushed| joe biden has really pushed for. he put the pause on it for that will see what donald trump to point 0 will be. amena saiyid, thank you so much. palestinian health officials say at least ten people have been killed in an israeli attack on a un run school that was sheltering displaced families in gaza. rescuers have been searching for survivors in the abu assi school in the al shati refugee

camp. it's thought some people remain trapped beneath the rubble. joe inwood reports from jerusalem. siren wails. in the chaotic aftermath of the strike, they searched for anyone who might have survived. this was once a un—run school, abu assi, but had been providing shelter for displaced families. israel has told everyone to leave the north of gaza. it is clear tens of thousands have not. that was not the only attack in gaza today. local health officials say 30 people were killed across the strip. this man witnessed another airstrike, reportedly on a barber shop in gaza city. translation: i saw people flying. - i brought my horse and carried them here. three people, they were torn to pieces. the missile suddenly fell on a barber shop. that's where we've been living since the start of the war. the israeli defence forces have confirmed they carried out the strike on the school,

but said it was being used by hamas as a command and control centre, and that they tried to avoid civilian casualties by using what they call "precise munitions." tonight in tel aviv, there were renewed calls from the families of the israeli hostages for a deal to be done. i call on you, leaders of the world, president biden and president—elect trump, don't give up on the hostages. two children, their parents and 97 other hostages are waiting to be saved. it's more than 400 days since the friends and families of many of these people were taken. 400 days that have brought nothing but death and misery to the people of gaza. joe inwood, bbc news, jerusalem. further north, israeli forces have continued to exchange fire with hezbollah in lebanon. lebanon's health ministry says an israeli attack killed at least six people, while israel says a rocket

attack damaged a synagogue in the city of haifa. also in israel, protesters again took to the streets of tel aviv, as part of a string of weekly anti—government protests demanding a hostage release deal in gaza. police say two flares landed in the grounds of benjamin netanyahu's home about 50 kilometers — or 30 miles — away. no damage was caused and the prime minister was not in the building at the time. but security officials described the incident as "serious". it isn't clear who fired the flares. mr netanyahu's deputy, yariv levin, said the incident was part of what he called a �*chain' of violence aimed at overthrowing the government. mr levin, who also serves asjustice minister, called on his coalition allies to finally push through a controversial set of changes to weaken the powers of thejudiciary, a cornerstone of mr netanyahu's manifesto which has been stalled since last year. joanne held cummings is director of middle east studies at baylor university in texas. before that, she had a long career as a us diplomat.

the israeli military says hezbollah fired around 80 projectiles at israel saturday. does it seem either side is ready to lay down arms and sign a ceasefire deal? i don't think that it's likely right now. each side has its own reasons for keeping this fight going right now. unfortunately, when we look at the motivations on the israeli side, netanyahu wants to be able to say that he wants to bring this to an end, he wants to bring civilians back to their homes in northern israel. he wants to have security across the border in lebanon. but much of this is dedicated to him positioning himself in terms of the incoming trump administration. having its own considerations with regard to the united states with her i think much more so is being

driven by domestic considerations within lebanon as well as of course increasing anger and frustration with the level of destruction within lebanon. just a few days ago, israels new defence minister israel katz said israel has defeated hezbollah. is he right and if so, why are we still seeing continued fighting? we have to remember that i spent many years in iraq and afghanistan. i'm a little bit cautious about claims the missions accomplished. there is a lot of frustration within israel. notjust about a lot of frustration within israel. not just about the judicial coup which is been reactivated but also because the fighting in gaza has done

absolutely nothing, from the point of view of the families of hostages, to bring people home. which they consider to be the most important thing. and the most important thing. and the only reason for israel to be engaged in the war and putting israeli soldiers at risk. the fighting in lebanon is not something that they see as being a factor that is going to lead to the release of hostages. there is a mismatch and i think that netanyahu to and i think that netanyahu to an extent is using opportunities to expand the war and to take the greatest amount he can so that when there is in agreement he can afford to give up agreement he can afford to give up the things he cares about and still keep significant territorial gains.- and still keep significant territorial aains. . ., ., territorial gains. can we zoom in on israel — territorial gains. can we zoom in on israel politics _ territorial gains. can we zoom in on israel politics briefly? i in on israel politics briefly? you mentioned frustration. flares landed near pm

netanyahu 5 home, justice minister yariv levin has called for calls for resuming judicial overhaul in response. that certainly what opponents of the would say there, a coup. we haven't seen that come up since the attacks last october. do you see this actually being pushed through, what are their chances of this judicial overhaul actually chances of thisjudicial overhaul actually happening? to a overhaul actually happening? trr a certain extent we have to look at why it is so important to some members of netanyahu his cabinet. the supreme court has been the only element in government that has been independent, that is taken a measured stance looking at the principles upon which the jewish part of the state of israel was founded. they have taken a stand against the government at different times. netanyahu does not like they're

being an element of government that can gain and say what he wants to do. of course elements in his own government are very much opposed to that because they want to be able to push through things like annexation, which the supreme court has been very cautious about. i think this is an indication that they feel this is the time to strike because the united states is not looking. interesting. director of middle east studies at baylor university, thank you. the g7 group of countries have reasserted what they call their �*unwavering commitment�* to ukraine, one thousand days since russia's invasion. in a joint statement to mark the thousand—day anniversary, the leaders of the us, canada, the uk, france, germany, italy and japan wrote "russia remains the sole obstacle to just and lasting peace." the g7 confirms its commitment to imposing severe costs on russia through sanctions,

export controls and other effective measures." us presidentjoe biden signed that letter, but he will soon hand the reins to donald trump, and his choices could decide ukraine's fate over the next four years. for his part, ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says mr trump's election victory means the war is likely to "end sooner", because the president—elect promised voters a quick end to the war. let's speak now to charles kupchan, a seniorfellow at the council on foreign relations and a former senio director for european affairs at the national security council. let's talk about zelensky his comments. he thinks donald trump will end the war quicker than president biden. do you believe that? do you think that president zelensky believes that? i president zelensky believes that? 4' , , that? i think zelensky is facin: that? i think zelensky is facing two _ that? i think zelensky is facing two cold - that? i think zelensky is facing two cold hard - that? i think zelensky is - facing two cold hard realities was up one is that president elect trump and said he's going to make a determined effort to end this war and it looks pretty clear that us aid will

not continue to flow at the same levels it did during the biden years. the second reality is that this is a war that is not moving in ukraine's favor. little by little the russians are gaining more ground. the chipping away at ukrainian territory. the ukraine power shortages of munitions and the comments from president zelensky are simply a function of the fact that he doesn't have a lot of options here. and has to follow trump's lead in an effort to try to negotiate a cease—fire and move from the battlefield to the negotiating table. ~ ., battlefield to the negotiating table. ~ . , ., , table. we heard in the previous interview that _ table. we heard in the previous interview that the _ table. we heard in the previous interview that the next - table. we heard in the previous interview that the next few - interview that the next few weeks and months could be crucial in terms of what happens with the conflict in the middle east. do you have the middle east. do you have the same view in terms of the war in ukraine? will this period between administrations in the us be crucialfor

period between administrations in the us be crucial for both sides? i in the us be crucial for both sides? ., ., in the us be crucial for both sides? ~' ., , ., sides? i think were in a bit of a holding _ sides? i think were in a bit of a holding pattern _ sides? i think were in a bit of a holding pattern right - sides? i think were in a bit of a holding pattern right now. | a holding pattern right now. ukrainians, europeans, the russians are all waiting for trump to take office. i don't think a lot will take place during this lame duck session for the biden has made clear his can expedite the flow of weapons you get as much there before he leaves office as possible. i do think that 2025 will be the year of diplomacy. there will be a determined effort to bring this war to an end. whether that is successful of not, i think in some ways it territorial issues in play are not the core issue the territory will be determined by where the front line is if and when a cease—fire takes hold. i think the bigger questions are will prompt, biden, excuse me, trump — zelensky, putin and the europeans be able to find common ground on a whole host of other issues that are likely

to be on the table? in terms of determining — to be on the table? in terms of determining those _ to be on the table? in terms of determining those front - to be on the table? in terms of determining those front lines l determining those front lines of the conflicts, we see now north korean boots on the ground in this battle. how do you see that playing out? what do you think of the role of north korea now in this conflict? i north korea now in this conflict?— north korea now in this conflict? ~ ., ., ., conflict? i think north korea is a key contributor - conflict? i think north korea is a key contributor to - conflict? i think north korea is a key contributor to the i is a key contributor to the effort to push the ukrainians out of the kursk region. putin does not want to mobilize more russian troops. he does not want to call up a large number of russians and make the war more unpopular at home. and to some extent the arrival of these north korean troops helps prevent that. is not a game changer on the battlefield. we don't know yet whether they will actually show up in ukraine on the front line. but it does i think indicate that time is not on ukraine's side, putin has the ability to get arms from north korea, get arms

from iran, troops are north korea and that is yet another reason that i think zelensky is going to pick up the bid from trump to try to negotiate an end to the war.— trump to try to negotiate an end to the war. charles, let's talk about — end to the war. charles, let's talk about elon _ end to the war. charles, let's talk about elon musk- end to the war. charles, let's talk about elon musk briefly. | talk about elon musk briefly. not a navy you might not associate with the region. we know he's been on multiple calls with russian of issues including putin, democratic senators are calling for an investigation into that. could he be briefly a wild card in this conflict with any negotiations going forward? the fact that negotiations going forward? iie: fact that musk negotiations going forward? "iie: fact that musk is negotiations going forward? i““i2 fact that musk is in negotiations going forward? ii2 fact that musk is in this picture, that he showed up on the phone call between trump and zelensky is just weird. i think we're headed into a period in american politics in which lots of unpredictable things could happen. musk did play a role in the sense that he provided some of the

internet connections to the ukrainians which help them in the war. i don't think he's a big factor here. i would keep an eye onto the big ticket issues that will be on the table. ~ i, issues that will be on the table. ~ ., ., ., table. we have to leave it there. charles _ table. we have to leave it there. charles kupchan, l table. we have to leave it - there. charles kupchan, thank you for your insight. plenty more coming up more coming up on more coming up on bbc news. hello there. after what's been a pretty mild start to november, it looks like the second half of november is going to turn very much colder with our first real taste of wintry weather expected as we head into next week, with the chance of some snow and ice which could cause some disruption. now, for sunday it looks like that cold air is already across northern scotland bringing further wintry showers certainly to the hills here. but some brighter skies across northern and eastern england too but thicker cloud for northern ireland pushing across the irish sea into wales and the midlands will bring outbreaks of rain here. but again, quite a contrast in temperatures from north to south across the country. still some mild air looming here.

now that mild air stays in place across the south, cold air to the north, and we start to see an area of low pressure sliding in off the atlantic and that will bring increasingly wet and windy weather across the board. but as this rain bumps into the cold air across the north we'll likely see a swathe of sleet and snow across central and northern areas. this is how monday is shaping up now, bright with some sunshine across northern and eastern parts with further wintry showers across northern scotland. northern ireland, increasingly england and wales, will see the clouds build and outbreaks of rain will continue to push on from the west turning heavier as we reach the second half of the day. again, quite a contrast in temperatures from north to south across the country. but as we move into monday evening we will start to see some sleet and snow develop across northern ireland and then in towards southern scotland and northern england as that rain bumps into the cold air. we also have further accumulations of snow across northern scotland with these snow showers. it could be that this area of rain could be a bit further southwards, in which case have to cater for a little bit of snow for north wales and perhaps even the north midlands.

but as we head into the early part of tuesday it looks like that sleet and snow might continue to affect parts of northern england so some tricky driving conditions across the high routes of the pennines to start tuesday. again, quite a contrast in temperatures from north to south across the country to begin tuesday. as we move through tuesday, though, eventually that low pressure pushes off into the near continent, opens the floodgates to an arctic northerly and that will send the cold air right across the country with frequent snow showers pushing into northern areas. but draped around all coasts. so we will continue to see very cold weather, quite a lot of sunshine further inland, a cold night as well with a significant risk of frost and ice. that's it from me, take care.

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