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US Vice President Joe Biden (C-L) and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping(C-R) attend a China-US Business Dialogue in the Beijing Hotel on August 19, 2011. China's Vice President Xi Jinping expressed confidence in America's "resilient" economy, and said the two countries should not politicise trade issues. Xi, who is widely expected to be China's next president, was speaking during a meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden, who is on a five-day official visit to China aimed at shoring up the reputation of the battered US economy. AFP PHOTO / HOW HWEE YOUNG/ POOL (Photo credit should read HOW HWEE YOUNG/AFP via Getty Images)