Biden summoned to Beijing to explain USA's financial position

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Grandluxe

<p><img src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/china.biden.visit/t1larg.biden.jinping.gi.jpg" alt="Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping plays host to Vice President Joe Biden on Friday in Beijing." />
</p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping plays host to Vice President Joe Biden on Friday in Beijing.</span>
<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Chengdu, China (CNN)</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>-- The United States, the world's biggest economy, has never defaulted on its debt and never will, said Vice President Joe Biden as he wrapped up his five-day visit to China on Sunday.</span>
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<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Biden arrived in China Wednesday at the "invitation" of his counterpart Xi Jinping.</span>
</p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Political analysts say Biden's trip is an opportunity for American officials to know Xi, who is considered a likely successor to President Hu Jintao.</span>
 
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This image sums up America's fleeting power. It's a damn shame. Anyone know of any good language institutes to learn Mandarin? (if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.)
 
"Good to see you again," Xi said. "I know you are very busy with national affairs at home."

"You ARE national affairs," Biden told his counterpart from the United States' largest creditor.
 
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"I used to have an important job when I was chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee," Biden told Xi. "I had a big office, large staff. Then I became vice president."

Members of the press pool speculated that joke, at least, may have been lost in translation.
 
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