Mr Biden is in Beijing for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang.
His visit to Asia has been dominated by a row over China’s newly-declared air zone, which covers islands controlled by Japan.
Mr Biden arrived from Tokyo, where he reaffirmed the US alliance with Japan.
Mr Biden attended an official welcome ceremony in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People where he met China’s Vice-President Li Yuanchao, and said China and the US should expand practical co-operation and deliver results.
On Thursday he will visit China’s leadership compound, known as Zhongnanhai.
While in Tokyo, Mr Biden said he would raise concerns over China’s new air zone “in great specificity” during meetings with China’s leaders.
04.12.2013
SOURCE: BBC
