21.08.2011 - 06:52 [ Xinhuanet ]

U.S. vice president leaves Beijing for Chengdu

Vice President of the United States Joseph Biden left Beijing for southwestern Sichuan Province Saturday afternoon.

During Biden‘s stay in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping will accompany him to visit Qingchengshan high school in Dujiangyan, which was rebuilt after the 2008 earthquake.