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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.
