reiterating his government’s claim that military pressure remains the best course of action to rescue the estimated 239 hostages taken by Hamas.

but moved immediately to suggest that force could potentially be used.there are weeks and weeks of discussion about the agenda.

The senior administration official said over the past several years there has been a collection of power by one man President Xi.and asked the Chinese to respect the electoral process in Taiwan.for what we hope will be a very productive.

with no misconceptions or miscommunication.Biden and Xi went for a brief walk.

weve made some important progress.

they otherwise didnt meet one-on-one.financial institutions that finance and facilitate trade with North Korea.

Today Im announcing a new executive order I just signed that significantly expands our authorities to target individuals.and thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for that very bold and unexpected decision.

including caps on its imports of oil.but I want to be clear the order targets only one country -- and that country is North Korea.