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West Wing Week: Dispatches From Asia

Summary: 
Vice President Joe Biden opens new channels of communication with China, participated in a traditional festival in Mongolia and visits Japanese communities recovering from the devasating tsunami

 

Welcome to West Wing Week, your guide to everything that happens at 1600 Pennslyvania Avenue. This week we are broadcasting dispatches from Vice President Joe Biden's trip through China, Mongolia and Japan.
 
In between meeting with world leaders and speaking with locals, the Vice President took in the sights, sounds and culture of the far east. Join the Vice President as he opens new channels of communication with China, gets to know Mongolian leaders and culture at a traditional Naadam festival and visits Japanese communities recovering from the March earthquake and tsunami before speaking to US troops in Tokyo and Hawaii.