Biden goes back to school

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, talks to students as Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, center, watches with his interpreter during their visit Aug. 21, 2011, to the Qingchengshan High School in Dujiangyan, in southwest China.

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, center, talks to students as Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, second from right, watches during their Aug. 21, 2011, visit to the Qingchengshan High School in Dujiangyan, in southwestern China's Sichuan Province.

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, second from left, and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, second from right, listen as a Chinese student speaks during their visit to the Qingchengshan High School in Dujiangyan, in southwestern on Aug. 21, 2011.

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, center, shoots at a basketball hoop during a visit to the Qingchengshan High School in Dujiangyan, in southwestern China's Sichuan province on August 21, 2011.

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, center, gestures as he talks to students as Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping watches with his interpreter during their visit to the Qingchengshan High School in Dujiangyan, in southwestern China's Sichuan province on August 21, 2011.

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Students present U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, second left, and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, second right, with paintings during their visit to the Qingchengshan High School in Dujiangyan, in southwestern China on Aug. 21, 2011.

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden signs a basketball accompanied by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and students at Dujiangyan Qingchengshan high school outside Chengdu, in China's southwest, on Aug. 21, 2011.

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, top center, and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping pose for a photo with students at Dujiangyan Qingchengshan high school outside Chengdu, in China's southwest, on Aug. 21, 2011.

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A student holds a basketball signed by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping at Dujiangyan Qingchengshan high school outside Chengdu, in China's southwest province, on Aug. 21, 2011.

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden talks with a student as Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping signs a basketball at Dujiangyan Qingchengshan high school outside Chengdu on Aug. 21, 2011

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping pose for a photo with students at Dujiangyan Qingchengshan high school outside Chengdu, in China's southwest, on Aug. 21, 2011.

Special Section: Back to School