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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 1293841" data-attributes="member: 1246">Wang Dong....really ??&nbsp;&nbsp;We probably won’t be seeing much of Mooch over the next week because the White House amazingly <a href="http://weaselzippers.us/179915-surprise-no-press-allowed-to-cover-moochs-taxpayer-funded-vacation-to-china/" target="_blank">banned the press</a> from covering it.&nbsp;Via <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2584980/US-lady-avoid-politics-Beijing-visit.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a>:&nbsp;Michelle Obama arrived in China on Thursday for a weeklong visit that will steer clear of politics and instead focusing on education and community.The First Lady arrived in Beijing today, accompanied by daughters Sasha and Malia as well as her mother Marian Robinson.On Friday, she is to spend the day with Peng Liyuan, the wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, something which diplomats hope will build bridges between the two countries.‘I think this is a very good opportunity to improve the China-U.S. relations, as the first lady can represent the soft side of diplomacy,’ said Wang Dong, a political scientist at Peking University’s School of International Studies.‘Michelle Obama herself has been accomplished in areas such as women’s rights, children issues and education, and I think members of the Chinese public are anticipating her visit with a positive attitude,’ Wang said.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 1293841, member: 1246"] [SIZE=6]Wang Dong....really ??[/SIZE] We probably won’t be seeing much of Mooch over the next week because the White House amazingly [URL='http://weaselzippers.us/179915-surprise-no-press-allowed-to-cover-moochs-taxpayer-funded-vacation-to-china/']banned the press[/URL] from covering it. Via [URL='http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2584980/US-lady-avoid-politics-Beijing-visit.html']Daily Mail[/URL]: Michelle Obama arrived in China on Thursday for a weeklong visit that will steer clear of politics and instead focusing on education and community. The First Lady arrived in Beijing today, accompanied by daughters Sasha and Malia as well as her mother Marian Robinson. On Friday, she is to spend the day with Peng Liyuan, the wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, something which diplomats hope will build bridges between the two countries. ‘I think this is a very good opportunity to improve the China-U.S. relations, as the first lady can represent the soft side of diplomacy,’ said Wang Dong, a political scientist at Peking University’s School of International Studies. ‘Michelle Obama herself has been accomplished in areas such as women’s rights, children issues and education, and I think members of the Chinese public are anticipating her visit with a positive attitude,’ Wang said. [/QUOTE]

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