ALJAZEERA: Joe Biden, the US vice president, has arrived in China to try to revive his country’s image after a historic debt downgrade and build a relationship with the man expected to be the Asian power’s next leader.
Biden flew into Beijing on Wednesday, where he will meet Chinese leaders including his counterpart Xi Jinping, who is expected to be named as successor to President Hu Jintao next year.
During his five-day visit, Biden will focus on building a working relationship with Xi, but his trip risks being overshadowed by China’s concerns about the safety of its US investments, particularly after a US credit downgrade in earlier this month… (more)
