Biden attends welcoming ceremony in Beijing

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping inspect an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on August 18, 2011. Global economic stability rests on the United States and China working together, Biden told China's president-in-waiting Xi, in talks seeking to shore up confidence in the dollar and bond with Beijing's next leader. UPI/Stephen Shaver