Obama to visit China in mid-November, says White House

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs speaks during a routine press briefing at White House in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Oct. 7, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit China in mid-November in a four-nation Asia trip from Nov. 12 to 19 which will also take him to Japan, Singapore and the Republic of Korea, the White House said on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Yan)

U.S. President Barack Obama will visit China in mid-November in a four-nation Asia trip from Nov. 12 to 19 which will also take him to Japan, Singapore and the Republic of Korea, the White House said on Wednesday.

Obama is due to be in Japan on Nov. 12-13. Following his visit to Tokyo, Obama will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Singapore before heading to China and South Korea, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters.

Obama will visit Seoul, South Korea on Nov. 18-19, Gibbs said.

Source: Xinhua

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