With Putin Behind Him, Biden’s Focus Shifts to China’s Xi
Chinese Vice Chair Xi Jinping (R) and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speak with Chinese business leaders at the Beijing Hotel in Beijing, on Aug. 19, 2011. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
By Peter Martin and Josh WingroveFrom Bloomberg News
Joe Biden’s first trip abroad as president saw him meet with scores of U.S. allies as well as a top adversary, leaving him poised to confront the country he’s called America’s most serious global competitor: China and its leader, Xi Jinping.
