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Alt Tag: Vice President Biden entering Beijing restaurant filled with diners (AP Images)
Vice President Biden traveled to China, Mongolia and Japan this week, where he met with Asian leaders on a broad range of bilateral, regional and global issues.
During the first leg of his trip, in Beijing, the vice president talked with diners and ate at a traditional snack shop.
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In Dujiangyan, China, Biden enjoyed tea with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping at a traditional tea ceremony.
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Alt Tag: Vice President Biden handing basketball to Chinese students (AP Images)
The vice president tried his hand at some basketball when he was visiting Qingchengshan High School in Dujiangyan on the outskirts of Chengdu, in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. The U.S. National Basketball Association donated four outdoor basketball courts and an indoor court to the school.
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A Chinese student gave a presentation to Biden and Vice President Xi during a visit to Qingchengshan High School.
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Biden delivers a speech on U.S.-China relations at Sichuan University–Huaxi Campus in Chengdu. The audience included 100 U.S. Peace Corps volunteers working in China.
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Alt Tag: Mongolian wrestler facing Vice President Biden (AP Images)
Biden squared off against a wrestler at a performance in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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Biden undertakes the beloved Mongolian sport of archery with Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold, center right.
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Alt Tag: Vice President Biden speaking before Japanese audience (AP Images)
Biden gave a speech before survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami during his visit to Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
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At a temporary housing complex for tsunami victims in the northeastern Japanese city of Natori, the vice president visited with survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
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Alt Tag: Vice President Biden with tsunami victims in street (AP Images)
The city of Natori was one of the hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami. The vice president met with victims of the disaster.