BEIJING – US President Barack Obama arrived in Beijing Monday for a regional summit, his first stop on a week-long Asian diplomatic tour.Obama is due to meet new Indonesian President Joko Widodo during the morning, and then address an Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) meeting in the Chinese capital.The president descended from Air Force One on an Air China staircase and was met by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, before walking briskly past a Chinese honour guard and being driven away.In Beijing, Obama will seek to reassure Asian nations of America’s commitment to the region at a time when China’s rising …read more
Source: AsiaOne
