Wednesday, December 4, 2013

U.S. Vice President Biden Meets With Chinese President Xi Jingping

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (center, L) talks with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao (center, R) after a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Dec. 4, 2013. VOA

Warm Public Greeting Between Xi, Biden Belie Tensions Over Airspace -- CNN

(CNN) -- In public remarks that betrayed no hint of the tension between the United States and China over airspace above the East China Sea, China's leader welcomed U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to Beijing on Wednesday, calling the former senator an "old friend" and praising U.S.-China relations.

"We're happy to see that in the recent period, our two teams have worked actively to expand coordination and collaboration on bilateral, regional, and global levels," President Xi Jinping said in greeting Biden on his latest visit to China, according to a pool report.

Biden also made no public mention of the controversial Chinese air defense space declaration, instead focusing on the possibilities of good relations between the two nations.

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More News On Today's Meeting Between U.S. Vice President Biden And Chinese President Xi Jingping

Joe Biden mum on airspace tensions after meeting with China's Xi Jinping -- NBC/AP
US Vice President Calls for Result-Oriented Cooperation With China -- Voice of America
Strain over security zone evident in Biden talks -- AP
Biden Meets Xi, Calls for ‘Practical Cooperation’ Between U.S. and China -- Wall Street Journal
Biden Meets With Chinese President, No Public Mention of ADIZ -- Voice of America
Biden Arrives in China, Seeking Restraint Over New Air Zone -- New York Times
Biden visits China amid tensions over air defense zone -- USA Today
China, U.S. agree to promote mutual respect amid air zone tension -- Global Post/Kyodo

My Comment: For the moment both sides are mum on what was discussed in today's meeting .... but I suspect that more details will be leaked in the next few hours. We will have a news roundup on Vice President Biden's China trip at 21:00 EST tonight.

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