Shanghai, Nov 16 - US President Barack Obama is to meet senior official of the Communist Party of China Yu Zhengsheng here Monday before holding a dialogue with Chinese youths.

Obama will leave for national capital Beijing in the afternoon, Xinhua reported.

Obama arrived in Shanghai Sunday night to start his four-day state visit to China, his first trip to the country since taking office in January.

China visit is a part of Obama's Asian tour which includes state visits to Japan and the Republic of Korea and attending a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).