The US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will further discuss issues of shared interest with senior Chinese officials here Monday, continuing her first China trip since she took office in January.

Rice is expected to meet or hold talks with Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi, State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan and Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, with topics to cover bilateral and multilateral issues, according to sources with the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

She is scheduled to depart for home Monday afternoon.

Shortly after arrival Sunday afternoon, Rice met with President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao respectively, discussing China-US ties, the Taiwan issue, the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, China-US trade cooperation, China's foreign exchange policy and protection of intellectual property rights, the Doha Development Agenda of the World Trade Organization.

China is the last-leg of Rice's six-nation Asian trip that has already taken her to India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Japan and the Republic of Korea.

Previously, Rice visited China in February 2002 and July 2004, respectively, as the US national security adviser.