live from london, this is bbc news. china's president xi bids farewell tojoe biden in his final meeting with current the us leader and pledges to work with incoming president donald trump. donald trump has named oil and gas industry executive chris wright as his pick to lead the us energy department. he is expected to fulfil trump's promise to increase fossilfuel production. on the frontlines of climate change, pakistan's northern communities face glacial floods

and landslides as temperatures rise. we have a special report. hello. iam lauren i am lauren taylor. us presidentjoe biden has met the chinese leader xi jinping, in what looks to be their last meeting of mr biden�*s summit in peru, president xi described the relationship between china and the us as having �*ups and downs�* — but said he was striving for a smooth transition with the incoming trump administration. during discussions, the white house said the us president raised north korea's deployment of troops to ukraine, as well as china's activities near taiwan. in opening remarks, mr biden reflected on his relationship with xijinping, over the last several years. we haven't always agreed, but our conversations have always been candid and always been frank.

we have never kidded one another — we've been level with one another. i think that's vital. these conversations prevent miscalculations and ensure the competition between our two countries will not veer into conflict. the competition, not conflict. that's our responsibility to our people and as you indicated, to the people around the world, we are the most important alliance of the most important relationship in the entire world. our north america correspondent david willis has been following the meeting from washington and sent this update. joe biden has taken a fairly firm approach in terms of china when it comes to their growing aggression in regards to taiwan and the hacking of us government officials�* phones. but he has kept open lines of communication on the diplomatic and military front in order to prevent competition from spilling into conflict. well, today, ahead of that unilateral

meeting at the apec summit, he stressed the importance of the bilateral relationship

american ecosystem institute, a company which helps chinese business establish a presence in the us. thank you for being with us. the meeting was betweenjoe biden and xijinping, but the meeting was betweenjoe biden and xi jinping, but the message seem to be for president trump.- message seem to be for president trump. message seem to be for president trum. . ~' , ., ., president trump. thank you for havin: president trump. thank you for having me- _ president trump. thank you for having me. the _ president trump. thank you for having me. the actually - president trump. thank you for having me. the actually an - having me. the actually an interesting one from the chinese perspective. i have beenin chinese perspective. i have been in china for 20 years and help many chinese businesses go overseas, including to the us. i think the president xi meeting withjoe biden, i think it is a show of respect, because, as we just heard, joe biden is in his final several months as president and his decision—making power is probably limited at this stage. china is spending time to wish a formerfriend goodbye china is spending time to wish a former friend goodbye and good wishes, and i think that is a message that china is

probably trying to send to the incoming trump administration to extend some olive branch and at the same time expects, i guess, from every angle possible, looking for modes of communication to discuss future ways to mitigate the incoming challenges from the trump administration. fin challenges from the trump administration.— administration. on that, president-elect - administration. on that, president-elect trump l administration. on that, i president-elect trump was administration. on that, - president-elect trump was on president—elect trump was on the campaign trail to hit china with 60% tariffs on export goods. if you had without, what would the impact be and how do you expect china to react? fin you expect china to react? on the ground — you expect china to react? (et the ground here in china, i think there are two views on this road now. interestingly there is a bit of optimism about an there is a bit of optimism aboutan incoming there is a bit of optimism about an incoming trump presidency in terms of trump�*s business mindset. in other words, is there some deal that could be made with china they could be made with china they could mitigate some of the claims of 60% tariff — this number is being thrown around a lot. there is some mitigation in terms of optimism, could there be a better deal? but on

there be a better deal? but on the other hand there is a big possibility that major new tariffs and trade barriers could be brought in by donald trump. in that perspective, in the short—term, definitely major challenges for chinese and exporters and sellers in the american market, but in the mid to long—term i think there is another interesting affected tariffs could have and it is an unexpected consequence from this interaction with donald trump is that it could push chinese manufacturers into a mid to higher end market. that is, selling at a higher price in the us, leading to higher consumer prices. chinese manufacturing is traditionally low to mid and products. having a more expensive product could push chinese companies into more of a head—on collision with western goods. so if you are selling at a higher price you will also be positioning yourself as a higher end product. we also see that in europe with new energy vehicles

that import, pushing chinese car prices into the higher end range of prices. it could be an interesting unforeseen consequence that chinese brands go into the higher end and compete more with american brands overseas.— compete more with american brands overseas. chris pereira, thanks very _ brands overseas. chris pereira, thanks very much _ brands overseas. chris pereira, thanks very much indeed - brands overseas. chris pereira, thanks very much indeed your. thanks very much indeed your thoughts. that meeting in peru comesjust two months before donald trump will assume the us presidency. on saturday, the president—elect unveiled his latest cabinet pick, selecting the ceo of a fracking company to lead the us department of energy. chris wright, the head of liberty energy, has previously downplayed the urgency of climate change, and has argued fossil fuels are key to global prosperity. his nomination aligns with the president—elect�*s campaign promise to boost us fossilfuel production. mr wrightjoins donald trump�*s growing list of cabinet nominees — several of whom are facing intense scrutiny. however the path to the white house isn�*t completely straightforward, as cabinet positions require confirmation by the us senate. here�*s tom bateman. it is one of the big powers

of the us president — the ability to appoint hundreds of topjobs in the us government. now, some of those people will end up at the heart of power here at the white house without needing the stamp of approval of other politicians in washington. they are in the president�*s gift alone, and already in that group look likely to be some of his more controversial choices. take over, elon! including elon musk, who he�*s appointed to slash so—called government waste. but the appointment of others, including most of his cabinet, will have to be approved first by the senate. now, after the election, the republicans will have a majority and so here on capitol hill, most of mr trump�*s choices will sail through. a few names, though, could face a tougher challenge. we�*re inside the senate building now, and here, even among some republicans, there is deep scepticism over some of the choices donald trump is making, especially that of matt gaetz

for attorney general. we ride or die with donald john trump to the end! now, senators can reject a nomination, although that is very rare. it�*s more likely they would attempt to force mr trump to withdraw someone�*s name. but the president—elect has a nuclear option of trying to bypass the senate confirmation process entirely. now, this is known as recess appointments, but there are very strict rules about these. and for previous presidents when they�*ve done them, even for lower level jobs, some have ended up challenged here at the supreme court. mr trump may already be trying to test both his party�*s loyalty and the constitution. let�*s speak to julia manchester, reporter at the political website, the hill. thank you for being with us. chris wright the latest picked for donald trump�*s cabinet. tell us more about him. he said

in a video last year there is no climate crisis and we aren�*t in the middle of an energy transition.— in the middle of an energy transition. , ., ., ., transition. he is the head of a ma'or transition. he is the head of a major fracking _ transition. he is the head of a major fracking company. - transition. he is the head of a major fracking company. he l transition. he is the head of a i major fracking company. he has majorfracking company. he has pushed back about the idea that there is this, you know, climate crisis happening, that there is global warming, so it really tracks with the former president�*s commitment in many ways to nonrenewable, you know, resources, and pushing for that. it goes against what we have seen the biden administration prioritise. you know, with a lot of the cabinet pigs i think what you see is, you know, donald trump choosing people who, you know, predictably that his agenda, and they give us a sneak peek of sneak preview of what we can seem in terms of the next four years in terms of energy and climate, etc, for the administration. ., administration. donald trump's critics are _ administration. donald trump's critics are alarmed _ administration. donald trump's critics are alarmed by _ administration. donald trump's critics are alarmed by these - critics are alarmed by these pics. some of his supporters are delighted. how difficult will it be to get through the confirmation process and will donald trump be forced to try

to bypass it?— donald trump be forced to try to bypass it? donald trump has a lot going _ to bypass it? donald trump has a lot going for _ to bypass it? donald trump has a lot going for him. _ to bypass it? donald trump has a lot going for him. number- a lot going for him. number one, the senate is controlled by republicans, his party. the issue as there are a number of republicans that have issues with some of these pics. most notably matt gaetz, former florida congressman, who has been subject of a former justice department investigation that has been dropped about sexual misconduct, allegedly with a minor, and illicit drug use, among other issues. the house ethics investigation. a number seven republicans have spoken out against that so they would only need to be for republicans for one of these to drop. matt gaetz is pretty controversial. —— senate republicans. then there are recess appointments that could bypass much of the confirmation process but a lot of that will fall to senate majority leaderjohn fearn. and we know what he isn�*t anti—trump, he has pushed back against the president—elect in

many cases, most notably in the 2020 election, pushing back against donald trump�*s denial of election results. a lot will come down to the new senate majority leader. find come down to the new senate majority leader.— come down to the new senate majority leader. and what about who we haven't _ majority leader. and what about who we haven't seen _ majority leader. and what about who we haven't seen yet, - majority leader. and what about who we haven't seen yet, the i who we haven�*t seen yet, the posts that are important, that are coming up? i posts that are important, that are coming on?— posts that are important, that are coming up? i think a lot of been filled. _ are coming up? i think a lot of been filled. but _ are coming up? i think a lot of been filled. but we _ are coming up? i think a lot of been filled. but we are - are coming up? i think a lot of| been filled. but we are waiting on the fbi post to be filled. but the department of education, that is interesting because we have seen the former president or president—elect has essentially said he wants to slash or dramatically reduce the department of education. so there is the question of whether he will even appoint someone to that position. he would rather this issue of education being put back to states and localities, so we will see what he does there. in the last trump administration, bessie device, she was in charge of the department, but it is unclear if she will edit or a valuable need it. —— betsy

devos. or a valuable need it. -- betsy devos., ., or a valuable need it. -- betsy devos. ., . , or a valuable need it. -- betsy devos. . . , ., ~ devos. julia manchester, thank ou for devos. julia manchester, thank you for your _ devos. julia manchester, thank you for your thoughts. - devos. julia manchester, thank you for your thoughts. thank i you for your thoughts. thank ou. palestinian health officials say at least ten people, including women and children, have been killed in an israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced families in gaza city. the israeli military says the abu assi school building within the al—shati camp was being used by hamas as a command and control centre. 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 shelterfor 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. as protestors took to

the streets in tel aviv, israeli police say two flares landed in the grounds of benjamin netanyahu�*s private home, around 30 miles outside the city. no damage was caused and the prime minister was not home. but security officials described the incident as serious. it is not yet clear who fired the flares. let�*s get some of the day�*s other news now. health officials in the united states have reported their first case of a new form of mpox. the patient, who was treated in northern california, had travelled to east africa. 19 african nations have now reported cases of mpox. the uk government says it will double its funding to help civillians affected by the ongoing war in sudan, pledging over 140 million dollars to go towards food shelter and education. the announcement comes as a rights group in sudan says more than 1500 civilians have been killed by the paramilitary rapid support forces in the last month in the state of jazirah alone. a human rights group in venezuela says over 100 prisoners detained during protests following july�*s disputed presidential election

have been freed. 0pposition leaders have expressed relief over the release, as our latin america reporter mimi swaby reports. for a permit is a human rights group in venezuela that monitors what they call political prisoners. it says that more than 100 people have been freed on saturday after being detained in the aftermath of a highly disputed presidential elections injuly. —— foro penal. the prisoner release cited in the early hours of saturday across several prisons in central venezuela. the actual motive is unclear but it came a day after the attorney general, tarek saab, said he had been asked to review more than 200 cases of potentially wrongful detentions. these include women, children, and some military personnel. they were really emotional scenes outside the venezuelan prisons as soldiers escorted freed prisoners, reuniting them with their loved ones. the

opposition leader maria macchiato, said it was a relief at a step towards reparation, though more it needs to be done. —— maria corina machado. it is not 1800 were detained after nicholas madero was declared winner of the election, giving him his third six—year term. the disputed election spoke to deadly anti—government process leaving 28 people dead and hundreds injured. it is said that many of the individuals currently detained did not attend protests and it has also been said some have been subjected to torture and they have been numerous reports of people not being given access to a lawyer. this is part of nicolas maduro�*s campaign and crackdown on any form of political dissent. let�*s turn to pakistan, now, a country at the forefront of the impacts of climate change. in the north, approximately 48,000 people are in areas deemed high—risk, due

to the threats of glacial floods and landslides. the conditions, worsening as temperatures warm, are forcing entire communities to relocate. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies has visited the northern pakistan—administered region of gilgit—baltistan and sent this report. forbidding the beautiful. isolated. precarious. here in pakistan administered gilgit—baltistan, glaziers back and buys soil, numbering over 7000. they are under threat. —— glaciers. researchers say they have seen the weather become more extreme, more unpredictable. and that more extreme, more unpredi