China's Vice President Xi Jinping is welcomed by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) ahead of a meeting in Brussels October 8, 2009. Vice-President Xi Jinping held a closed-door meeting yesterday with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, which comes as the bloc is trying to persuade China to join the fight against global warming.[Agencies]

China's Vice President Xi Jinping (L) is welcomed by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) ahead of a meeting in Brussels October 8, 2009. Vice-President Xi Jinping held a closed-door meeting yesterday with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, which comes as the bloc is trying to persuade China to join the fight against global warming.[Agencies]