Xi’s Trip Stirs Up First Lady Fever
The Telegraph’s Malcolm Moore reports that Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan has “triggered first lady fever” while accompanying husband Xi Jinping on his first trip abroad as president: “Now is the end...
View ArticleMichelle Obama to Sit Out California Summit
With President Xi Jinping’s first bilateral U.S.-China summit set for this weekend, opinions are divided over First Lady Michelle Obama’s decision to stay home for her daughters’ final week of school....
View ArticleMichelle Obama In China: Business or Pleasure?
At ChinaFile, Orville Schell, Vincent Ni, Elizabeth Economy, and Leta Hong Fincher discuss the implications of Michelle Obama’s nonpolitical visit to China this week. Hong Fincher writes: The White...
View ArticleIn Beijing, Michelle Obama Lauds Universal Rights
While First Lady Michelle Obama’s trip to China has largely steered clear of politics, she gently called for respect for universal rights and freedom of expression in a speech at Peking University...
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Minitrue: Missing Lawyers, Sci-Fi, Michelle Obama
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. State Council Information Office: Immediately remove the following from...
View ArticleXi and Obama Meet on Sidelines of Security Summit
While meeting on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague on Monday, Presidents Obama and Xi expressed mutual appreciation and pledged cooperation before joking about First Lady...
View ArticleDecoding First Lady’s Visit To Tibetan Restaurant
Carol Giacomo at The New York Times argues that First Lady Michelle Obama “seems to have hit most of the right notes during a week of travel, including emphasizing the importance of human rights and...
View ArticleThis Week on China Digital Times, March 28, 2014
Michelle Obama completed a weeklong trip to China but government censors required media outlets downplay stories about Michelle’s first meal in Beijing, the empty Great Wall, and the uniforms at the...
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