Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping declare a more open US-China dialogue after four-hour talks

The talks took place at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, California, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference.

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00:00 The first face-to-face meeting in a year and US President Joe Biden said practical steps

00:07 and progress have been made during four hours of talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

00:14 The aim of the high-stakes conversation on the sidelines of the APEC summit is to stabilize

00:19 relations which have nosedived in recent years. President Biden later told journalists the

00:24 two countries would reopen direct military communications and more.

00:48 Taiwan remains a point of difference. Xi said reunification was unstoppable. Trade and economic

00:54 competition were also issues considered needing more attention.

01:15 Although their differences shone through in several areas, both leaders acknowledged

01:23 the importance of their relationship. At one point, President Xi is quoted as saying, "Planet

01:28 Earth is big enough for the two countries to succeed."

01:31 for the two countries to succeed."

01:32 for the two countries to succeed."

01:34 [SWOOSH]